Arthur Tenney Emerson (1893–1975) was the governor of American Samoa, serving from April 22 to July 17, 1931.

[1][2] Emerson was born on December 3, 1893, in East Weymouth, Massachusetts,[3] the son of Theodore and Nellie (née Newman) Emerson.

[4] He attended Dartmouth College before being appointed to the United States Naval Academy, graduating with the Class of 1916.

[5][6] He married Gertrude Boucher Childs, the widow of Lieutenant Earle W. F. Childs, in 1921 aboard USS Utah in Naples, Italy.

[5] Emerson served in World War I,[5] before receiving appointment to the governorship for a brief time.