James R. Beverley

James R. Beverley
Governor of Puerto Rico
In office
January 1932 – July 3, 1933
PresidentHerbert Hoover
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Preceded byTheodore Roosevelt Jr.
Succeeded byRobert Hayes Gore
In office
August 1929 – September 9, 1929
(acting)
PresidentHerbert Hoover
Preceded byHorace Mann Towner
Succeeded byTheodore Roosevelt Jr.
Personal details
Born
James Rumsey Beverley

(1894-06-15)June 15, 1894
Amarillo, Texas
DiedJune 17, 1967(1967-06-17) (aged 73)
Austin, Texas
Political partyRepublican
SpouseMary Jarmon
Alma materUniversity of Texas
ProfessionLawyer, politician

James Rumsey Beverley (June 15, 1894 – June 17, 1967) was a United States lawyer and politician, appointed as attorney general of Puerto Rico, serving 1927 to 1932. During this period, he was appointed as acting governor of Puerto Rico in 1929 and in January 1932, he was appointed governor by President Herbert Hoover and served through 1933. He was the only non-Puerto Rican appointee of 15 from 1900 to 1952 who could speak Spanish before going there.[1]

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