Martin Edwin Trench
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Martin Edward Trench was a Captain of the United States Navy
and Governor of the United States Virgin Islands from 1925 until his death in 1927. He is the first Governor of the territory to have died while in office.
Born the son of an immigrant farmer from Ireland in Dennison, Minnesota
, he graduated from the United States Naval Academy
in 1893. He first served in the Spanish-American War
. During World War I
, he commanded the USS Charleston
. On September 12, 1925, he was sworn in as the Governor of the United States Virgin Islands.
He died in Worcester, Massachusetts
while spending the holidays with a friend away from the Islands. He is buried in Arlington National Cemetery outside of Washington, DC.
United States Navy
The United States Navy is the naval warfare service branch of the United States Armed Forces and one of the seven uniformed services of the United States. The U.S. Navy is the largest in the world; its battle fleet tonnage is greater than that of the next 13 largest navies combined. The U.S...
and Governor of the United States Virgin Islands from 1925 until his death in 1927. He is the first Governor of the territory to have died while in office.
Born the son of an immigrant farmer from Ireland in Dennison, Minnesota
Dennison, Minnesota
Dennison is a city in Goodhue and Rice counties in the U.S. state of Minnesota. The population was 212 at the 2010 census. Most of Dennison is in Goodhue County, with only a small part that extends into Rice County.-Geography:...
, he graduated from the United States Naval Academy
United States Naval Academy
The United States Naval Academy is a four-year coeducational federal service academy located in Annapolis, Maryland, United States...
in 1893. He first served in the Spanish-American War
Spanish-American War
The Spanish–American War was a conflict in 1898 between Spain and the United States, effectively the result of American intervention in the ongoing Cuban War of Independence...
. During World War I
World War I
World War I , which was predominantly called the World War or the Great War from its occurrence until 1939, and the First World War or World War I thereafter, was a major war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918...
, he commanded the USS Charleston
USS Charleston (C-22)
The third USS Charleston was a United States Navy St. Louis-class protected cruiser. She was launched 23 January 1904 by Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Co., Newport News, Virginia, sponsored by Miss H. Rhett, and commissioned 17 October 1905, Captain Cameron McRae Winslow in command...
. On September 12, 1925, he was sworn in as the Governor of the United States Virgin Islands.
He died in Worcester, Massachusetts
Worcester, Massachusetts
Worcester is a city and the county seat of Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States. Named after Worcester, England, as of the 2010 Census the city's population is 181,045, making it the second largest city in New England after Boston....
while spending the holidays with a friend away from the Islands. He is buried in Arlington National Cemetery outside of Washington, DC.