Manuel Flores Leon Guerrero | |
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Governor of Guam | |
In office January 20, 1963 – July 20, 1969 Acting: January 20, 1963 – March 9, 1963 | |
Appointed by | John F. Kennedy |
Lieutenant | Denver Dickerson |
Preceded by | Bill Daniel |
Succeeded by | Carlos Camacho |
5th Secretary of Guam | |
In office May 20, 1961 – March 9, 1963 | |
Governor | Bill Daniel |
Preceded by | A. M. Edwards |
Succeeded by | Denver Dickerson |
Personal details | |
Born | Manuel Flores Leon Guerrero October 25, 1914 Agana, Guam, U.S. |
Died | October 9, 1985 Tamuning, Guam, U.S. | (aged 70)
Political party | Democratic |
Spouse(s) | Delfina Tuncap Guerrero (Divorced), Antonia Rabon |
Children | 11 (7 with Tuncap, 4 with Rabon) |
Other names | Manuel F. L. Guerrero |
Manuel Flores "Carson" Leon Guerrero (October 29, 1914 – October 9, 1985) was a Guamanian politician who is the sixth Appointed Governor of Guam from March 1963 to July 1969.[1] He was appointed to the office after the term of Bill Daniel. He was a member of the Democratic Party of Guam and was the first of native Chamorro descent to rise to the highest office in the territory.