James Sutherland Spore

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|honorific-prefix = Commander

|name = James Sutherland Spore

|image = James_S._Spore.jpg

|caption = Spore, US Navy Commander and Acting Governor

|order = Acting

|office = Naval Governor of Guam

|term_start = February 27, 1921

|term_end = February 7, 1922

|predecessor = Ivan Wettengel

|successor = Adelbert Althouse

|office2 = Acting Governor of American Samoa

|term_start2 = March 24, 1931

|term_end2 = April 22, 1931

|birth_date = {{Birth date|1885|5|13}}

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|death_date = {{Death date and age|1937|4|28|1885|5|13}}

|death_place = La Mesa, California

|father = Melvin Spore

|mother = Helen Spore

|known_for = Acting Governor of Guam and American Samoa

|alma_mater = U.S. Naval Academy

|spouse = Grace Walling Spore

|children = 3

|relatives = Marian Spore Bush (sister), Belle Spore Tunison (sister)

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|allegiance = United States of America

|branch = United States Navy

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James Sutherland Spore (May 13, 1885 – April 28, 1937) was a commander in the United States Navy. He served as acting governor of Guam from February 27, 1921 to February 7, 1922 and as acting governor of American Samoa from March 24, 1931 to April 22, 1931.

James S. Spore grew up in Bay City, Michigan and graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy with the nickname of "Wooden Willie." His sister was Marian Spore Bush{{cite magazine

|title=Prophetess

|date=June 7, 1943

|magazine=Time

|url=http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,885000,00.html

|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081214185950/http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,885000,00.html

|url-status=dead

|archive-date=December 14, 2008

|access-date=2009-01-09

}} v. XLI n.23, p. 71-2 and he had three children.