Marcellus Boss
American politician
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Marcellus Graeme Boss (January 24, 1901 – March 21, 1967) was an interim Governor of Guam from November 14, 1959, until his resignation on August 22, 1960.[1]
Preceded byRichard Barrett Lowe
Succeeded byJoseph F. Flores
GovernorRichard Barrett Lowe
Preceded byWilliam Corbett
Marcellus Boss | |
|---|---|
| Governor of Guam Interim | |
| In office November 14, 1959 – August 22, 1960 | |
| Preceded by | Richard Barrett Lowe |
| Succeeded by | Joseph F. Flores |
| Secretary of Guam | |
| In office November 1, 1957 – 1959 | |
| Governor | Richard Barrett Lowe |
| Preceded by | William Corbett |
| Succeeded by | A. M. Edwards |
| Member of the Kansas State Senate | |
| In office 1945–1949 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Marcellus Graeme Boss January 24, 1901 Plymouth, Indiana, U.S. |
| Died | March 21, 1967 (aged 66) Kansas, U.S. |
| Party | Republican |
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Boss first entered Guamanian administration with a 1957 appointment by President Dwight D. Eisenhower to the post of Secretary of Guam.[2] He also served as a Republican member of the Kansas State Senate[3] prior to becoming involved in the government of Guam.[2] He was city clerk and city attorney of Kiowa, Kansas,[4] and had a thirty-year law career in Columbus, Kansas.[5] He died of a heart attack on March 21, 1967, and was buried at the City Cemetery in Columbus, Kansas.