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{{Short description|2nd Civilian Governor of Guam}}
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{{Infobox officeholder
|honorific-prefix =
|name = Ford Quint Elvidge
|image = Ford Q. Elvidge (GU).png
|caption =
|order = 2nd appointed
|party = [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]▼
|order office = Governor 2ndof AppointedGuam
|term_end term_start = {{endstart date|19561953|54|1923}}▼
|office = Governor of Guam
|term_startterm_end = = {{startend date|19531956|45|2319}}
|appointer = [[Dwight D. Eisenhower]]
▲|term_end = {{end date|1956|5|19}}
|predecessor = [[Carlton Skinner]]▼
|lieutenant =
|successor = [[William Corbett (politician)|William Corbett]] (acting)<br/>[[Richard Barrett Lowe]]▼
▲|predecessor = [[Carlton Skinner]]
|birth_date = {{birth date|1892|11|20}}▼
▲|successor = [[William Corbett (politician)|William Corbett]] (acting)<br/>[[Richard Barrett Lowe]]
|birth_place = [[Oakland, California|Oakland]], [[California]], [[United States]]▼
▲|birth_date = {{birth date|1892|11|20}}
|death_date = {{death date and age|1980|7|14|1892|11|20}}▼
▲|birth_place =[[Oakland, California|Oakland]], [[California]], [[United States]]
|death_place = [[Seattle, Washington|Seattle]], [[Washington (state)|Washington]], United States▼
▲|death_date ={{death date and age|1980|7|14|1892|11|20}}
▲|death_place =[[Seattle, Washington|Seattle]], [[Washington (state)|Washington]], United States
|honorific-suffix =
|nickname =
|nationality = {{flag|United States}}
▲|party = [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
|occupation = Lawyer, governor of Guam
|spouse = [[Anita M. Elvidge]]
}}
 
'''Ford Quint Elvidge''' (November 20, 1892 – July 14, 1980) was an American attorney who was [[governor of Guam]] from 1953 to 1956.
'''Ford Quint Elvidge''' (November 20, 1892 – July 14, 1980) was [[Governor of Guam]] from April 23, 1953, to May 19, 1956, the second civilian governor of the island. After [[President of the United States|President]] [[Dwight D. Eisenhower]] took office in January 1953, he appointed Elvidge Governor.<ref name=samoa>{{cite web| last = Dakota State University| author-link = Dakota State University| title = Richard Barrett Lowe| publisher = [[American Samoa]]| year = 2004| url = http://americansamoa.gov/governors/lowe.htm| accessdate = May 7, 2009| url-status = dead| archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20090601193707/http://americansamoa.gov/governors/lowe.htm| archivedate = June 1, 2009| df = mdy-all}}</ref> Before becoming governor, Elvidge had been an attorney in [[Seattle, Washington]].<ref name=samoa/><ref>{{cite web| first = | title = The Work of Justice|work=TIME | date = May 5, 1958| url = http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,863304,00.html| doi = | accessdate =May 7, 2009}}</ref><ref name="google">{{cite book|title=10,000 Famous Freemasons From A To J Part One|author1=Denslow, W.R.|author2=Truman, H.S.|date=2004|publisher=Kessinger Publishing|isbn=9781417975785|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ZvBjhJr9Ev0C|pages=1–20|accessdate=November 16, 2014}}</ref>
 
==Early life==
Elvidge was born November 30, 1892, in [[Oakland, California]],. Ford ElvidgeHe spent his early years in Oakland before moving with his parents and brother in 1911 to [[Vancouver]], [[British Columbia]], [[Canada]].
 
==Governorship Career ==
Elvidge was an attorney in [[Seattle, Washington]]<ref name=samoa/><ref>{{cite magazine| title = The Work of Justice|magazine=[[Time (magazine)|Time]]| date = May 5, 1958| url = http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,863304,00.html| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20080117011211/http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,863304,00.html| url-status = dead| archive-date = January 17, 2008| access-date =May 7, 2009}}</ref><ref name="google">{{cite book|title=10,000 Famous Freemasons From A To J Part One|author1=Denslow, W.R.|author2=Truman, H.S.|date=2004|publisher=Kessinger Publishing|isbn=9781417975785|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ZvBjhJr9Ev0C|pages=1–20|access-date=November 16, 2014}}</ref> when, in January 1953, [[President of the United States|President]] [[Dwight D. Eisenhower]] appointed Elvidge to be the second civilian [[List of governors of Guam|governor of Guam]] from April 23, 1953, to May 19, 1956.<ref name=samoa>{{cite web| last = Dakota State University| author-link = Dakota State University| title = Richard Barrett Lowe| publisher = [[American Samoa]]| year = 2004| url = http://americansamoa.gov/governors/lowe.htm| access-date = May 7, 2009| url-status = dead| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20090601193707/http://americansamoa.gov/governors/lowe.htm| archive-date = June 1, 2009| df = mdy-all}}</ref><ref name="guampedia_elvidge">{{cite web |url=https://www.guampedia.com/governor-ford-quint-elvidge/ |title=Governor Ford Quint Elvidge |website=Guampedia |date=August 2012 |accessdate=October 27, 2021}}</ref>
As Governor, Elvidge improved Guam's [[Education in Guam|school system]].<ref name=lawrence/> He also cut spending while improving the efficiency of many departments.<ref name=lawrence>{{cite book |title= A History of Guam|last= Cunningham|first= Lawrence J.|author2=Janice J. Beaty|year= 2001|publisher=[[Bess Press]]|isbn= 1-57306-068-2|pages= 295–298|url= https://books.google.com/books?id=ZsZP537hdbIC}}</ref> Elvidge resigned in 1956.<ref name=lawrence/>▼
 
▲As Governorgovernor, Elvidge improved Guam's [[Education in Guam|school system]].<ref name=lawrence/> He also cut spending while improving the efficiency of many departments.<ref name=lawrence>{{cite book |title= A History of Guam|last= Cunningham|first= Lawrence J.|author2=Janice J. Beaty|year= 2001|publisher=[[Bess Press]]|isbn= 1-57306-068-2|pages= 295–298|url= https://books.google.com/books?id=ZsZP537hdbIC}}</ref> Elvidge resigned in 1956.<ref name=lawrence/>
==Death==
 
He died at the age of 87 in Seattle on July 14, 1982.<ref name="google2">{{cite book|title=Washington State Bar News|author=Washington State Bar Association|date=1980|volume=34|publisher=Washington State Bar Association|issn=0886-5213|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=zzxPAQAAIAAJ|accessdate=November 16, 2014}}</ref>▼
== Personal life ==
Elvidge's wife was [[Anita M. Elvidge]], an artist. They have three children, Robert, Marthanna, and Carolyn. Elvidge and her family lived in [[Seattle]], Washington, and [[Guam]].<ref name="guampedia_elvidge"/>
 
▲HeOn July 14, 1982, Elvidge died at the age of 87 in Seattle on July 14, 1982Washington.<ref name="google2">{{cite book|title=Washington State Bar News|author=Washington State Bar Association|date=1980|volume=34|publisher=Washington State Bar Association|issn=0886-5213|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=zzxPAQAAIAAJ|accessdateaccess-date=November 16, 2014}}</ref>
 
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