Lloyd Stowell Shapley[1] (November 3, 1875 – August 16, 1959) was a United States NavyCaptain who served as the 32nd Naval Governor of Guam. Shapley served as governor from April 7, 1926, to June 11, 1929.
As governor of Guam, Shapley pushed for the Navy to approve a Flag of Guam; he succeeded in gaining approval in 1929, though the design changed 19 years later.[6] The flag consisted of a blue field with a central red-lined figure containing a Guamanian sling stone.[7] During his time in office, he had already retired from Naval service.[8]
Published works
Shapley, L.S. (January 1930). "The Story of the Island of Guam". The Mid-Pacific. 39 (1): 17–24.
Shapley's daughter is Elizabeth Harrison Shapley. On April 25, 1918, she was a sponsor of USS Kilty (DD-137).[11]
Shapley's second wife was Ida Viola Wells (maiden; 1878–1950), notable as a pioneering woman professional, who, among other things, was an inheritance tax attorney. [1][12]
Shapley's third wife was Naomi Eckstein (1903-1991). [1]
His grand-nephew, Lloyd Stowell Shapley (1923–2016), was an American mathematician and Nobel laureate economist. His adopted or stepson, Alan Shapley, (né Alan Herreshoff; 1903–1973), late of the U.S. Marine Corps, was a survivor of the sinking of the USS Arizona in the attack on Pearl Harbor.
