John M. Haydon
Auguts 1, 1969 - October 1974

JOHN MORSE HAYDON was born in Billings, Montana, on January 27, 1920.  He attended University of Washington.  He served as First Lieutenant in the U.S. Air Force during World War II and flew 35 combat missions over Germany.  Haydon was commissioner of the Seattle Port Commission from 1960 to 1969, and president in 1963, 1968, and 1969. He was a member of the Governor's Advisory Council on Fisheries from 1965-67, and on Commerce and Economic Development from 1965-69. On August 1, 1969, he was appointed Governor of America Samoa by the Secretary of the Interior and he served until October 1974.