# Frank Mockler

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**Frank Carpenter Mockler** (April 4, 1909 – November 16, 1993)[1] was an American attorney who served as the [governor of American Samoa](/source/Governor_of_American_Samoa). Mockler was the [county attorney](/source/County_attorney) for [Fremont County, Wyoming](/source/Fremont_County%2C_Wyoming).[2] He was [Speaker](/source/Speaker_(politics)) of the [Wyoming House of Representatives](/source/Wyoming_House_of_Representatives) in 1951 as a [Republican](/source/Republican_Party_(United_States)).[3][4] He was [Secretary of American Samoa](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Secretary_of_American_Samoa&action=edit&redlink=1) under [John Morse Haydon](/source/John_Morse_Haydon).[5] Mockler took the office of [Governor of American Samoa](/source/Governor_of_American_Samoa) on October 15, 1974, and ended his term on February 6, 1975.[6] After leaving the governor's seat, Mockler moved to [Longboat Key, Florida](/source/Longboat_Key%2C_Florida).[7][8]

Mockler served as [Lieutenant Governor](/source/Lieutenant_Governor_of_American_Samoa) under Governor [John Morse Haydon](/source/John_Morse_Haydon). When Haydon was recalled for interfering in the gubernatorial election process, Mockler was appointed Governor with the understanding that his term would last only a few months.[9]

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** Sharp, Nancy Weatherly; Sharp, James Roger; Ritter, Charles F.; Wakelyn, Jon L. (1997). [*American Legislative Leaders in the West, 1911-1994*](https://books.google.com/books?id=uHqVYTkA08YC&q=%22Mockler%2C+Frank+Carpenter%22&pg=PA197). Bloomsbury Academic. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [9780313302121](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/9780313302121).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** [Roncalio, Teno](/source/Teno_Roncalio) (October 29, 1970). ["The Truth About Teno"](https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=dvImAAAAIBAJ&sjid=OCUMAAAAIBAJ&pg=2337,486148&dq=frank-mockler&hl=en). *The Sundance Times*. p. 4. Retrieved June 8, 2010.[*[dead link](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Link_rot)*]

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** [Associated Press](/source/Associated_Press) (May 7, 1952). ["Votes Sought in Wyoming"](https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=Sv0qAAAAIBAJ&sjid=X9oFAAAAIBAJ&pg=6853,2961661&dq=frank-mockler&hl=en). *[Reading Eagle](/source/Reading_Eagle)*. [Reading, Pennsylvania](/source/Reading%2C_Pennsylvania). Reading Eagle Company. p. 12. Retrieved June 8, 2010.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** ["Past Officers of Wyoming State Legislatures"](https://web.archive.org/web/20090618181553/http://vote.wyoming.gov/SecretaryDesk/docs/LegOfficers.pdf) (PDF). [Cheyenne, Wyoming](/source/Cheyenne%2C_Wyoming): [Wyoming Legislature](/source/Wyoming_Legislature). p. 1. Archived from [the original](http://vote.wyoming.gov/SecretaryDesk/docs/LegOfficers.pdf) (PDF) on June 18, 2009. Retrieved June 8, 2010.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** [Andelman, David](/source/David_A._Andelman) (September 19, 1973). "2 Criminal Counts Against Governor of American Samoa Quickly Dropper". *[The New York Times](/source/The_New_York_Times)*. [New York City](/source/New_York_City). [The New York Times Company](/source/The_New_York_Times_Company).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** Sorensen, Stan (2007). ["The Samoan Historical Calendar, 1606-2007"](https://web.archive.org/web/20090325111039/http://americansamoa.gov/history/samhist_forweb.pdf) (PDF). [Government of American Samoa](/source/Government_of_American_Samoa). p. 253. Archived from [the original](http://americansamoa.gov/history/samhist_forweb.pdf) (PDF) on March 25, 2009. Retrieved June 8, 2010.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** ["Briefing on Samoa"](https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=ZQIdAAAAIBAJ&sjid=OY4EAAAAIBAJ&pg=4113,4053722&dq=frank-mockler&hl=en). *[Sarasota Journal](/source/Sarasota_Journal)*. [Sarasota, Florida](/source/Sarasota%2C_Florida). May 20, 1977. p. 4-A. Retrieved June 8, 2010.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-8)** ["Third Annual Po Mahina"](https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=zQsdAAAAIBAJ&sjid=w44EAAAAIBAJ&pg=4398,2574847&dq=frank-mockler&hl=en). *[Sarasota Journal](/source/Sarasota_Journal)*. [Sarasota, Florida](/source/Sarasota%2C_Florida). April 21, 1980. Retrieved June 8, 2010.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-9)** Sunia, Fofō Iosefa Fiti (2001). *Puputoa: Host of Heroes - A record of the history makers in the First Century of American Samoa, 1900-2000*. Suva, Fiji: Oceania Printers. Page 96. ISBN 9829036022.

## External links

- [Frank C. Mockler at politicalgraveyard.com](https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/mitchellson-moeur.html#229.76.21)

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