John Haydon
Governor of American Samoa
In office August 1, 1969 – October 14, 1974
Preceded by	Owen Aspinall
Succeeded by	Frank Mockler
Personal details
Born	(1920-01-27)January 27, 1920 Billings, Montana, U.S.
Died	April 18, 1991(1991-04-18) (aged 71) Olympia, Washington, U.S.
Political party	Republican
Spouse	Jean P. Haydon
Alma mater	University of Washington, Seattle
Military service
Allegiance	United States
Branch/service	United States Air Force
Rank	First Lieutenant
Battles/wars	World War II

John Morse Haydon (January 27, 1920 – April 18, 1991) was the governor of the American Samoa from 1969 to 1974. Haydon attended the University of Washington. He served as a First Lieutenant in the United States Air Force during World War II and flew 35 combat missions over Germany. Haydon was commissioner of the Seattle Port Commission from 1960 to 1969, and president in 1963, 1968, and 1969. He was a member of the Governor's Advisory Council on Fisheries from 1965 to 1967, and on Commerce and Economic Development from 1965 to 1969. On August 1, 1969, he was appointed Governor of American Samoa by the Interior Secretary and he served until October 1974.^[1]

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• American Samoa.gov