| 13 Jun 1722 Samoa sighted by Dutch Capt. Jacob Roggeveen(b. 1659 - d. 1729). Rose Atoll is named't Vuyle Eyland (The Foul Island, often mistranslated as Bird Island), the Manu’a Islands are named Boumans Eylanden, and Tutuila is namedEyland Thienhoven. 5 May 1768 Re-visited by French Capt. Louis Antoine de Bougainville, namedL'Archipel des Navigateurs (Archipelago of the Navigators). 6 Dec 1787 French Capt.Jean-François de Galaup, comte de Lapérouse visits, Samoans attack a group of his men killing 12 in Tutuila. 21 Oct 1819 French Capt. Louis de Freycinet re-sights, renames Vuyle Eylandt asL'Ile Rose after his wife. 7 Oct - 10 Nov 1839 Samoa Islands visited by U.S. Capt. Charles Wilkes and his exploring expedition. 2 Nov 1871 New Zealand government recommends British annexation of the Samoa Islands. 2 Mar 1872 U.S. Commander Richard Meade onU.S.S. Narragansett signs a treaty ("Commercial Regulations, etc.") granting the United States a coalingstation in Pago Pago (not ratified by Congress). 13 Feb 1878 U.S. Treaty of Friendship and Commerce with Tutuila and Aunu'uIslands proclaimed (ratified 11 Feb 1878, signed 17 Jan 1878). 7 Nov 1889 Tripartite German-U.K.-U.S. protectorate over Samoa (effected 21 May 1890)(see underSamoa). 17 Feb 1900 Occupied by U.S. 17 Feb 1900 - 30 Jun 1951 Administered by the U.S. Navy. 17 Apr 1900 Tutuila and Aunu'u Islands officially ceded to United States by local chiefs (American Samoa). 16 Jul 1904 Manu'a Islands (Manu'a, Ofu, Ta'u, etc.) and Rose Atoll ceded to United States. 2 Apr 1909 TheTui Manu`alineage becomes extinct. 17 Jul 1911 U.S. Naval Station Tutuila renamed American Samoa. 4 Mar 1925 Swains Island annexed by U.S. 20 Feb 1929 U.S. Congress formally accepts the cession of Tutuila and Manu'a by their chiefs, with retroactive effect to 16 Jul 1904 (Territory of American Samoa). 11 Jul 1942 Japanese submarine I-20 shells U.S. Naval Station Tutuila. 1 Jul 1951 Administered by U.S. Department of Interior. 22 Apr 1960 Autonomy (American Samoa [Amerika Sāmoa]).
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Paramount chiefs (titleTui Manu`a) c.1828 Taalolomana Fanaese c.1836 Tauveve c.1888 Tauilima Alalamua 1 Jul 1891 - 29 Oct 1895 Matelita (f) (b. 1872? - d. 1895) 1899 - 2 Apr 1909 Elisara (b. 18.. - d. 1909) Commandants U.S. Naval Station, Tutuila 17 Feb 1900 - 27 Nov 1901 Benjamin Franklin Tilley (b. 1848 - d. 1907) 27 Nov 1901 - 16 Dec 1902 Uriel Sebree (b. 1848 - d. 1922) 16 Dec 1902 - 5 May 1903 Henry Minett (acting) (b. 1857 - d. 1952) 5 May 1903 - 30 Jan 1905 Edmund Beardsley Underwood (b. 1853 - d. 1928) Governors 30 Jan 1905 - 21 May 1908 Charles Brainard Taylor Moore (b. 1853 - d. 1923) 21 May 1908 - 10 Nov 1910 John Frederick Parker (b. 1853 - d. 1911) 10 Nov 1910 - 14 Mar 1913 William Michael Crose (b. 1867 - d. 1929) 14 Mar 1913 - 14 Jul 1913 Nathan Woodworth Post (1st time) (b. 1881 - d. 1938) (acting) 14 Jul 1913 - 2 Oct 1914 Clark Daniel Stearns (b. 1870 - d. 1944) 2 Oct 1914 - 6 Dec 1914 Nathan Woodworth Post (2nd time) (s.a.) (acting) 6 Dec 1914 - 1 Mar 1915 Charles Armijo Woodruff (acting) (b. 1884 - d. 1945) 1 Mar 1915 - 10 Jun 1919 John Martin Poyer (b. 1861 - d. 1922) 10 Jun 1919 - 3 Nov 1920 Warren Jay Terhune (b. 1869 - d. 1920) 3 Nov 1920 - 11 Nov 1920 Arthur Clifton Kail (acting) (b. 1874 - d. 1953) 11 Nov 1920 - 1 Mar 1922 Waldo Evans (b. 1869 - d. 1936) 1 Mar 1922 - 4 Sep 1923 Edwin Taylor Pollock (b. 1870 - d. 1943) 4 Sep 1923 - 17 Mar 1925 Edward Stanley Kellogg (b. 1870 - d. 1948) 17 Mar 1925 - 9 Sep 1927 Henry Francis Bryan (b. 1865 - d. 1944) 9 Sep 1927 - 2 Aug 1929 Stephen Victor Graham (b. 1874 - d. 1955) 2 Aug 1929 - 3 Apr 1931 Gatewood Sanders Lincoln (b. 1875 - d. 1957) (1st time) 3 Apr 1931 - 22 Apr 1931 James Sutherland Spore (acting) (b. 1885 - d. 1937) 23 Apr 1931 - 18 Jul 1931 Arthur Tenney Emerson (acting) (b. 1893 - d. 1975) 18 Jul 1931 - 8 Jul 1932 Gatewood Sanders Lincoln (s.a.) (2nd time) 8 Jul 1932 - 10 Apr 1934 George Bertram Landenberger (b. 1879 - d. 1936) 10 Apr 1934 - 14 Apr 1934 Thomas Calloway Latimore (acting) (b. 1890 - d. 1941) 14 Apr 1934 - 15 Jan 1936 Otto Carl Dowling (b. 1881 - d. 1946) 15 Jan 1936 - 20 Jan 1936 Thomas Benjamin Fitzpatrick (b. 1896 - d. 1974) (acting) 20 Jan 1936 - 3 Jun 1938 MacGillivray Milne (b. 1882 - d. 1959) 3 Jun 1938 - 6 Jun 1938 Joseph Collins Van Cleve (acting) (b. 1900 - d. 1941) 6 Jun 1938 - 30 Jul 1940 Edward William Hanson (b. 1889 - d. 1959) 30 Jul 1940 - 9 Aug 1940 Jesse Rink Wallace (acting) (b. 1899 - d. 1961) 9 Aug 1940 - 5 Jun 1942 Laurence Wild (b. 1890 - d. 1971) 17 Jan 1942 - 25 Apr 1942 Henry Louis Larsen (b. 1890 - d. 1962) (military governor) 28 Apr 1942 - 1 May 1944 Charles Frederick Berthold Price (b. 1881 - d. 1954) (military commander Defense Force, Samoan Group) 6 Jun 1942 - 8 Feb 1944 John Gould Moyer (b. 1893 - d. 1976) 8 Feb 1944 - 27 Jan 1945 Allen Hobbs (b. 1899 - d. 1960) 27 Jan 1945 - 3 Sep 1945 Ralph Waldo Hungerford (b. 1896 - d. 1977) 3 Sep 1945 - 10 Sep 1945 Samuel Wakefield Canan (acting) (b. 1898 - d. 1964) 10 Sep 1945 - 22 Apr 1947 Harold Alexander Houser (b. 1897 - d. 1981) 22 Apr 1947 - 15 Jun 1949 Vernon Huber (b. 1899 - d. 1967) 15 Jun 1949 - 7 Jul 1949 .... (acting) 7 Jul 1949 - 23 Feb 1951 Thomas Francis Darden, Jr. (b. 1900 - d. 1961) 23 Feb 1951 - 30 Jun 1952 Phelps Phelps (b. 1897 - d. 1981) Dem 8 Apr 1952 - 1 Dec 1952 John Chauncey Elliott (b. 1919 - d. 2001) Dem (acting [for Phelps to 30 Jun 1952] to 16 Jul 1952) 25 Nov 1952 - 26 Dec 1953 Arthur Albert Morrow (b. 1893 - d. 1985) Dem (acting for Elliott) 26 Dec 1952 - 4 Mar 1953 James Arthur Ewing (b. 1916 - d. 1996) Dem 9 Jan 1953 - 1953 James Reeve Dean (acting for Ewing)(b. 1891 - d. 1960) Rep? 1953 - 17 Apr 1953 Leland "Lee" Park Draney (1st time)(b. 1902 - d. 1988) Rep (acting [for Ewing to 4 Mar 1953]) 17 Apr 1953 - 5 Aug 1953 Lawrence McCully Judd (b. 1887 - d. 1968) Rep 23 May 1953 - 12 Nov 1953 Leland "Lee" Park Draney (2nd time)(s.a.) Rep (acting [for Judd to 5 Aug 1953]) 12 Nov 1953 - 15 Oct 1956 Richard Barrett Lowe (b. 1902 - d. 1972) Rep 17 Oct 1956 - 24 May 1961 Peter Tali Coleman (1st time) (b. 1919 - d. 1997) Rep 24 May 1961 - 31 Jul 1967 Hyrum Rex Lee (1st time) (b. 1910 - d. 2001) Dem 17 Jul 1967 - 1 Aug 1967 M. Johnson (acting) 1 Aug 1967 - 31 Jul 1969 Owen Stewart Aspinall (b. 1927 - d. 1997) Dem 1 Aug 1969 - 5 Aug 1969 .... (acting) 5 Aug 1969 - 14 Oct 1974 John Morse Haydon (b. 1920 - d. 1991) Rep 15 Oct 1974 - 24 Feb 1975 Frank Carpenter Mockler (acting) (b. 1909 - d. 1993) Rep 24 Feb 1975 - 30 Sep 1976 Earl Baker Ruth (b. 1916 - d. 1989) Rep 1 Oct 1976 - 27 May 1977 Frank Elliott Barnett (b. 1933 - d. 2016) Dem 28 May 1977 - 3 Jan 1978 Hyrum Rex Lee (2nd time) (s.a.) Dem 3 Jan 1978 - 3 Jan 1985 Peter Tali Coleman (2nd time) (s.a.) Rep 3 Jan 1985 - 2 Jan 1989 Lutali Aifili Paulo Lauvao (b. 1919 - d. 2002) Dem (1st time) 2 Jan 1989 - 3 Jan 1993 Peter Tali Coleman (3rd time) (s.a.) Rep 3 Jan 1993 - 3 Jan 1997 Lutali Aifili Paulo Lauvao (s.a.) Dem (2nd time) 3 Jan 1997 - 26 Mar 2003 Tauese Pita Fiti Sunia (b. 1941 - d. 2003) Dem 26 Mar 2003 - 3 Jan 2013 Togiola Talalelei A. Tulafono (b. 1947) Dem (acting to 7 Apr 2003) 3 Jan 2013 - 3 Jan 2021 Lolo Letalu Matalasi Moliga (b. 1949) Ind;2016 Dem 28 Feb 2019 - 16 Jul 2019 Lemanu Palepoi Sialega Mauga (b. 1949) Dem (acting for Moliga) 3 Jan 2021 - 3 Jan 2025 Lemanu Palepoi Sialega Mauga (s.a.) Dem 3 Jan 2025 - Pulaali'i Tuiteleleapaga Iuli (b. 1955) Rep Nikolao Pula
:Tokelau included American Samoa's Swains Island among the islands listed in its 2006 draft constitution; Swains Island has been administered by American Samoa since 1925; the 1980 Treaty of Tokehega delineates the maritime boundary between American Samoa and Tokelau; while not specifically mentioning Swains Island, the treaty notes in its preamble that New Zealand does not claim as part of Tokelau any island administered as part of American Samoa. Party abbreviations:Dem = Democratic Party (liberal, center-left, est.1829);Ind = Independent;Rep = Republican Party (conservative, center-right, est.1854)
Swains Island ![[Swains Island flag reconstruction, c.1891-1925 (American Samoa)] [Swains Island flag reconstruction, c.1891-1925 (American Samoa)]](/image.pl?url=http%3a%2f%2fwww.worldstatesmen.org%2fus-swains.GIF&f=jpg&w=240)
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2 Mar 1606 Discovered by Spanish Capt. Pedro Fernandes de Queirós (b. 1563? - d. 1615) who calls the islandLa Peregrina(Handsome). The Mission's historian calls itIsla de la Gente Hermosa. Later it is calledQuiros Island. 1 Feb 1841 Re-sighted by U.S. Capt. William H. Hudson (b. 1794 - d. 1862), aboard thePeacock, of U.S. Exploring Expedition and named it Swain's Island after aCaptain Swain of Nantucket, who he claimed to learn about theisland's location from. 13 Oct 1856 Semi-independent proprietary settlement founded by theAmerican Jennings family on Quiros Island (often called "Jennings Island"). 1860 Swains Island filed under name "Quiros" as part of the giant Number 9 group of Alfred G. Benson's U.S. Guano Company under the Guano Act, but no evidence of guano ever being taken from there, nor that it was ever occupied under that act. 1907 Claimed by British Resident Commissioner of Gilbert and Ellice Islands (as part of Union [Tokelau] Islands). 1909 Britainrecognizes theU.S. claim after a tax dispute (confirmed] 30 Jan 1918). 1913 Eli Jennings Jr. requests Swains be placed under U.S. Navy. 4 Mar 1925 Annexed to American Samoa.On 13 May 1925, Lt. Cmdr. C.D. Edgar of U.S.S. Ontario raises the U.S. flag on Swains Island. 11 May 1938 - 1945 U.S. maintains weather and plane tracking outpost on Swains. 1958 American Samoa's administration appoints the first government agent (Piatala Afalava) to administer the island. 25 Mar 1981 New Zealand confirms U.S. sovereignty over Swains Island. 3 Sep 1983 Treaty on the delimitation of the maritime boundary between Tokelau and the U.S. (signed 2 Dec 1980) is ratified. 19 Feb 2006 Tokelau claims Swains in its draft constitution as Olohega Island.
Proprietors (managing owners) 13 Oct 1856 - 4 Dec 1878 Eli Hutchinson Jennings (b. 1814 - d. 1878) 4 Dec 1878 - 25 Oct 1891 Malia Jennings (= Malia Su'a)(f) (b. 18.. - d. 1891) 25 Oct 1891 - 24 Oct 1920 Eli Hutchinson Jennings, Jr. (b. 1863 - d. 1920) "King Jennings" 24 Oct 1920 - 13 Aug 1921 Annie Eliza Jennings Carruthers (f)(b. 1888 - d. 1921) -jointly with - 24 Oct 1920 - 1958 Alexander Eli Jennings (b. c.1896 - d. 1958)
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