Henry Bertram Price

Henry Bertrand Price[1] (June 29, 1869 – September 23, 1941) was a United States Navy Captain who served as the 30th Naval Governor of Guam. As a naval officer, he served on many assignments, including with the Bureau of Ordnance. In 1913, he became executive officer of USS Delaware, and two years later commanding officer of USS Melville. Becoming governor in 1923, Price focused on agricultural development, particularly in the region of Mangilao, Guam. He also ordered increased road building and the establishment of the Guam Department of Agriculture.

Henry Bertrand Price
30th Naval Governor of Guam
In office
August 4, 1923 – August 26, 1924
Preceded byAdelbert Althouse
Succeeded byA.W. Brown
Personal details
Born(1869-06-20)June 20, 1869
Burlington, Iowa
DiedSeptember 23, 1941(1941-09-23) (aged 72)
San Francisco, California
Nationality United States
Alma materUnited States Naval Academy
Military service
Allegiance United States
Branch/service United States Navy
Rank Captain

Life and legacy

He married Katherine French Banks in Honolulu; she died in 1901.[2] The Captain Henry B. Price Elementary School is named in his honor.[3] The school was opened in 1958 and serves grades kindergarten through five; it was named because of Price's push for agricultural development in the area in the 1920s.[4] he also received the Navy Cross for actions aboard the USS Dixie off the coast of Ireland during World War 1.

Upon graduating from the United States Naval Academy in 1895, Price became an assistant engineer and an ensign.[5] He became a lieutenant in 1901.[6] With this rank, he served aboard both USS Don Juan de Austria and USS Princeton.[7] In 1907, he served in the Bureau of Ordnance.[8] In 1913, he became executive officer aboard the battleship USS Delaware.[9] In December 1915, he set sail as the first commanding officer of USS Melville.[10] He was promoted to the rank of Captain in 1917.[11]

Governorship

Price served as Governor of Guam from August 4, 1923 to August 26, 1924.[12] During his term, he encouraged an increase in self-sufficient farming. He also developed the area of Mangilao, Guam by building a road to the village and ordering the establishment of the Guam Department of Agriculture and a dairy factory there.[4]

References
  1. Army and Navy Journal. Army and Navy Journal, Incorporated. 1941. ISSN 0275-2360. Retrieved 9 February 2015.
  2. "Local Brevities". The Hawaiian Gazette. Chronicling America. 15 March 1901. p. 4. Archived from the original on 21 March 2011. Retrieved 21 March 2011.
  3. "Management and Curriculum Audit for the Guam Public School System: Final Report" (PDF). Evergreen Solutions. Hagåtña, Guam: Guam Public School System. 13 April 2009. pp. 2–43. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 September 2011. Retrieved 21 March 2011.
  4. Guerrero, Victoria-Lola Leon (4 August 2010). "Mangilao". Guampedia. Guam: University of Guam. Archived from the original on 22 March 2011. Retrieved 22 March 2011.
  5. "Six-Year Cadets Assigned to Duty" (PDF). The New York Times. New York City. The New York Times Company. 2 July 1895. Retrieved 22 March 2011.
  6. "Appointments in the Navy". New York Tribune. Chronicling America. 26 July 1901. p. 10. Archived from the original on 21 March 2011. Retrieved 21 March 2011.
  7. "The United Service" (PDF). The New York Times. New York City. The New York Times Company. 7 June 1901. Retrieved 22 March 2011.
  8. "The Navy of the United States". The Chicago Daily News Almanac and Year Book. Chicago: Chicago Daily News. 24: 221. 1907. Retrieved 22 March 2011.
  9. Officers of the Navy and Marine Corps of the United States. 3. Millington, Tennessee: Bureau of Naval Personnel. 1913. p. 46. Retrieved 22 March 2011.
  10. Mooney, James (1981). "Melville". Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. Washington, D.C.: Naval History & Heritage Command. Archived from the original on 22 March 2011. Retrieved 22 March 2011.
  11. "21 to Be Temporary Rear Admirals, 51 Captains, and 125 Commanders by Approval of President Wilson". Official U. S. Bulletin. Washington, D.C.: United States Committee on Public Relations. 1. 1917. Retrieved 22 March 2011.
  12. "Naval Era Governors of Guam". Guampedia. Guam: University of Guam. 10 August 2010. Archived from the original on 29 October 2010. Retrieved 21 March 2011.
Military offices
Preceded by
Adelbert Althouse		 Naval Governor of Guam
1923–1924		 Succeeded by
Alfred Winsor Brown
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