Marcellus Boss | |
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Governor of Guam Interim |
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In office November 14, 1959 – August 22, 1960 |
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Preceded by | Richard Barrett Lowe |
Succeeded by | Joseph F. Flores |
Secretary of Guam | |
In office November 1, 1957 – 1959 |
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Governor | Richard Barrett Lowe |
Preceded by | William Corbett |
Succeeded by | A. M. Edwards |
Member of the Kansas State Senate | |
In office 1945–1949 |
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Personal details | |
Born |
Marcellus Graeme Boss January 21, 1901 United States |
Died | March 21, 1967 Kansas, United States |
(aged 66)
Nationality |
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Political party | Republican |
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Marcellus Graeme Boss (January 21, 1901 – March 21, 1967) was an interim Governor of Guam from November 14, 1959 until his resignation on August 22, 1960.
Boss first entered Guamanian administration with a 1957 appointment by President Dwight D. Eisenhower to the post of Secretary of Guam. He also served as a Republican member of the Kansas State Senate prior to becoming involved in the government of Guam. He was city clerk and city attorney of Kiowa, Kansas, and had a thirty-year law career in Columbus, Kansas. He died of a heart attack on March 21, 1967 and was buried at the City Cemetery in Columbus, Kansas.