Peter Tali Coleman (December 8 1919 – April 28 1997) was the first person of Samoan descent to be appointed governor of American Samoa and later became the territory’s first popularly elected governor. 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 in American history.
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