Erwin Canham

Erwin Canham
Resident Commissioner of the Northern Mariana Islands
In office July 19, 1975 – January 9, 1978
Preceded by	Position established
Succeeded by	Carlos S. Camacho (Governor)
Personal details
Born	Erwin Dain Canham (1904-02-13)February 13, 1904 Auburn, Maine, U.S.
Died	January 3, 1982(1982-01-03) (aged 77) Agana, Guam, U.S.
Political party	Republican
Spouse(s)	Thelma Whitman (m. 1924–1967) Sue Daltry (m. 1968–1982)
Children	2
Education	Bates College (BA) Oriel College, Oxford (MPhil)

Erwin Dain Canham (February 13, 1904 – January 3, 1982) was an American journalist and author. He was best known for his work as the longest-serving editor of The Christian Science Monitor. He also was the first, and last, Resident Commissioner of the Northern Mariana Islands as it was in the process of becoming a commonwealth of the United States; and he was very active in various civic, political, and journalistic activities.