Margaret Aldrich Smith
Margaret Aldrich Smith | |
|---|---|
| First Lady of Guam | |
| In role May 30, 1916 – November 18, 1918 | |
| Governor | Roy Campbell Smith |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Margaret Aldrich Sampson October 15, 1863 Palmyra, New York |
| Died | May 21, 1929 (aged 65) Newport, Rhode Island |
| Spouse | Roy Campbell Smith |
| Children | 3 |
| Parents |
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| Occupation | First Lady of Guam |
| Other names | Margaret A. Sampson, Margaret Sampson, Margaret A. Smith, Margaret Aldrich Sampson Smith, Margaret Smith, Margaret S. Smith, Margaret Sampson Smith, Mrs. Roy C. Smith, Mrs. R.C. Smith |
Margaret Aldrich Smith (1863-1929) was an American First Lady of Guam.
Early life
[edit]On October 15, 1863, Smith was born as Margaret Aldrich Sampson in Palmyra, New York. Smith's father was Rear admiral William Thomas Sampson (1840–1902). Smith's mother was Margaret Sexton Sampson (1842-1878). Smith has four siblings, including Catherine, Hannah, Olive, and Susan.[1][2][3]
Career
[edit]In 1916, when Roy Campbell Smith was appointed the Naval Governor of Guam, Smith became the First Lady of Guam on May 30, 1916, until November 18, 1918.[4]
Personal life
[edit]On October 11, 1887, in Annapolis, Maryland, Smith married Roy Campbell Smith, who later became a Naval officer and the Naval Governor of Guam. They had three children, Roy, Marjorie, and William. Smith and her family lived in several places including Guam and Newport, Rhode Island.[5]
Smith's daughter Marjorie Sampson Smith became a sponsor of USS Sampson (DD-63) on March 4, 1916. It was named for Rear admiral William Thomas Sampson, Smith's father. In 1918, Smith's daughter Marjorie Sampson Smith married Spotswood Dandridge Bowers, a lawyer.[2][6]
On May 21, 1929, Smith died in Newport, Rhode Island. Smith is interred at Lakewood Cemetery in Cooperstown, New York.[5][3]
References
[edit]- ^ Ward, George Kemp (1910). Andrew Warde and His Descendants, 1597-1910. A.T. De La Mare Printing and Publishing Company. p. 472. Retrieved November 21, 2021.
- ^ a b "Margaret Aldrich Smith". geni.com. Retrieved November 20, 2021.
- ^ "Guam Naval Governors 30 August 1899 – 10 December 1941". guampedia.com. Retrieved November 18, 2021.
- ^ a b "Roy Campbell Smith papers, MSC-005. Naval Historical Collection - Biographical Note". usnwcarchives.org. Archived from the original on November 18, 2021. Retrieved November 19, 2021.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)() - ^ "Guide to the Bowers Family Papers, 1686-1982, MS 2902". nyu.edu. April 9, 2020. Retrieved November 18, 2021.