MacGillivray Milne

MacGillivray Milne
Governor of American Samoa
In office January 20, 1936 – June 3, 1938
Preceded by	Thomas Benjamin Fitzpatrick
Succeeded by	Edward Hanson
Personal details
Born	August 19, 1882 Gauley Bridge, West Virginia
Died	26 January 1959(1959-01-26) (aged 76) Naval Hospital Oakland in Oakland, California
Spouse	Natalie Elise Blauvelt
Alma mater	United States Naval Academy
Occupation	Naval officer
Military service
Allegiance	United States
Branch/service	United States Navy
Rank	Captain
Commands	USS Tulsa (PG-22) USS Arizona (BB-39) Modern Languages Department of the United States Naval Academy

MacGillivray Milne (August 19, 1882 – January 26, 1959) was a United States Navy captain, and the governor of American Samoa from January 20, 1936, to June 3, 1938. After graduating from the United States Naval Academy, Milne served many posts in the Navy, including heading the Department of Modern Languages at the Naval Academy. He was a veteran of a large numbers of conflicts, including the Philippine–American War, the United States occupation of Veracruz, and both World War I and World War II. Milne commanded a number of ships, but his last one was the battleship USS Arizona (BB-39). After the ship struck a private fishing vessel and killed two civilians, Milne was court-martialed and stripped of three grades which determined his eligibility for promotion. As governor, Milne pushed for the modernization of American Samoa, and sought increased federal aid for the islands; his efforts to obtain additional funding for the island largely ended in failure. He died in 1959 at the Naval Hospital Oakland, and was buried in Sparkill, Rockland County, New York.