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Elizabeth Harrison Shapley | |
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First Lady of Guam | |
In role April 7, 1926 – June 11, 1929 | |
Governor | Lloyd Stowell Shapley |
Personal details | |
Born | Elizabeth Harrison McCormick February 11, 1884 New York City, New York |
Died | August 7, 1938 California | (aged 54)
Spouse(s) | Charles Frederick Herreshoff, Lloyd Stowell Shapley |
Children | 3 |
Relatives | Alan Shapley (son) |
Occupation | First Lady of Guam |
Other names | Elizabeth H. McCormick, Elizabeth McCormick, Elizabeth Harrison McCormick Herrshoff, Elizabeth H. Shapley, Elizabeth Shapley |
Elizabeth Harrison Shapley was an American former First Lady of Guam.
On February 11, 1884, Shapley was born as Elizabeth Harrison McCormick in New York City, New York.[1]
In 1926, when Lloyd Stowell Shapley was appointed the military Governor of Guam, Shapley became the First Lady of Guam on April 7, 1926, until June 11, 1929.[2][3]
On April 9, 1902, Shapley married Charles Frederick Herreshoff, who later became an automobile designer/manufacturer and an architect. Shapeley's full name became Elizabeth Harrison McCormick Herrshoff.[4][1]
On August 1, 1912, Shapley divorced Charles Frederick Herreshoff.[1]
On November 6, 1912, on Mare Island in Vallejo, California, Shapley married Lloyd Stowell Shapley, who later became a United States Navy Captain and Military Governor of Guam. Shapley had three children from her previous marriage, Alan, Elizabeth Sult, and Sylvia.[5]
Shapley's son Alan Shapley (1903-1973) became a Lieutenant General of the United States Marine Corps. He was a survivor of USS Arizona (BB-39).
On April 25, 1918, Shapley's daughter Elizabeth Harrison Shapley became a sponsor of USS Kilty (DD-137).[6]
On August 7, 1938, Shapley died in California.[5]