Ford Quint Elvidge
{{Short description|2nd Civilian Governor of Guam}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=March 2022}}
{{Infobox officeholder
|honorific-prefix =
|name = Ford Quint Elvidge
|image = Ford Q. Elvidge (GU).png
|caption =
|order = 2nd appointed
|office = Governor of Guam
|term_start = {{start date|1953|4|23}}
|term_end = {{end date|1956|5|19}}
|appointer = Dwight D. Eisenhower
|predecessor = Carlton Skinner
|successor = William Corbett (acting)
Richard Barrett Lowe
|birth_date = {{birth date|1892|11|20}}
|birth_place = Oakland, California, United States
|death_date = {{death date and age|1980|7|14|1892|11|20}}
|death_place = Seattle, Washington, United States
|nationality = {{flag|United States}}
|party = Republican
|occupation = Lawyer, governor of Guam
|spouse = Anita M. Elvidge
}}
Ford Quint Elvidge (November 20, 1892 – July 14, 1980) was an American attorney who was governor of Guam from 1953 to 1956.
Early life
Elvidge was born November 30, 1892, in Oakland, California. He spent his early years in Oakland before moving with his parents and brother in 1911 to Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
Career
Elvidge was an attorney in Seattle, Washington{{cite magazine| title = The Work of Justice|magazine=Time| date = May 5, 1958| url = http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,863304,00.html| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20080117011211/http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,863304,00.html| url-status = dead| archive-date = January 17, 2008| access-date =May 7, 2009}}{{cite book|title=10,000 Famous Freemasons From A To J Part One|author1=Denslow, W.R.|author2=Truman, H.S.|date=2004|publisher=Kessinger Publishing|isbn=9781417975785|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ZvBjhJr9Ev0C|pages=1–20|access-date=November 16, 2014}} when, in January 1953, President Dwight D. Eisenhower appointed Elvidge to be the second civilian governor of Guam from April 23, 1953, to May 19, 1956.{{cite web| last = Dakota State University| author-link = Dakota State University| title = Richard Barrett Lowe| publisher = American Samoa| year = 2004| url = http://americansamoa.gov/governors/lowe.htm| access-date = May 7, 2009| url-status = dead| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20090601193707/http://americansamoa.gov/governors/lowe.htm| archive-date = June 1, 2009| df = mdy-all}}{{cite web |url=https://www.guampedia.com/governor-ford-quint-elvidge/ |title=Governor Ford Quint Elvidge |website=Guampedia |date=August 2012 |accessdate=October 27, 2021}}
As governor, Elvidge improved Guam's school system. He also cut spending while improving the efficiency of many departments.{{cite book |title= A History of Guam|last= Cunningham|first= Lawrence J.|author2=Janice J. Beaty|year= 2001|publisher=Bess Press|isbn= 1-57306-068-2|pages= 295–298|url= https://books.google.com/books?id=ZsZP537hdbIC}} Elvidge resigned in 1956.
Personal life
Elvidge's wife was Anita M. Elvidge, an artist. They have three children, Robert, Marthanna, and Carolyn. Elvidge and her family lived in Seattle, Washington, and Guam.
On July 14, 1982, Elvidge died at the age of 87 in Seattle, Washington.{{cite book|title=Washington State Bar News |date=1980|volume=34|publisher=Washington State Bar Association|issn=0886-5213|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=zzxPAQAAIAAJ|access-date=November 16, 2014}}
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Category:Politicians from Oakland, California
Category:Washington (state) lawyers
Category:Washington (state) Republicans
Category:Guamanian Republicans