Peter Tali Coleman
Peter Tali Coleman (December 8,1919 - April 28,1997) was an American politician. He was the first person of Samoan descent to be appointed Governor of American Samoa and later became the territory' s first popularly elected governor.
He was a member of the Republican Party, he is the only U. S. governor whose service spanned five decades (1956-1961,1978-1985 and 1989-1993) and one of the longest-serving governors of any jurisdiction in American history.
Coleman died in Honolulu, Hawaii on April 28,1997 from complications of liver cancer, aged 77.
Other websites
Obituary in the Honolulu Star-Bulletin
New York Times: Peter Coleman, 77, Governor of American Samoa
Honolulu Advertiser: Nora Stewart Coleman, 85, former first lady of American Samoa
1919 births
1997 deaths
Deaths from liver cancer
Governors of American Samoa
Republican Party (United States) politicians