The Political Graveyard: Farrington family of Hawaii

Farrington family of Hawaii

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Wallace Rider Farrington (1871-1933) — of Hawaii. Born in Orono, Penobscot County, Maine, May 3, 1871. Married to Catherine McAlpine Crane; father of Joseph Rider Farrington. Governor of Hawaii Territory, 1921-29. Congregationalist. Farrington Hall at the University of Hawaii is named for him. Died of heart disease in Honolulu, Island of Oahu, Honolulu County, Hawaii, October 6, 1933. Burial location unknown.
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Joseph Rider Farrington (1897-1954) — also known as Joseph R. Farrington — of Honolulu, Island of Oahu, Honolulu County, Hawaii. Born in Washington, D.C., October 15, 1897. Son of Wallace Rider Farrington; married, May 17, 1920, to Mary Elizabeth Pruett. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; member of Hawaii territorial senate, 1934-42; Delegate to U.S. Congress from Hawaii Territory, 1943-54; died in office 1954; delegate to Republican National Convention from Hawaii Territory, 1944, 1948, 1952. Died in Washington, D.C., June 19, 1954. Interment at Oahu Cemetery, Honolulu, Island of Oahu, Hawaii.
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Elizabeth Pruett Farrington (1898-1984) — also known as Elizabeth P. Farrington; Mary Elizabeth Pruett; Mrs. Joseph R. Farrington — of Honolulu, Island of Oahu, Honolulu County, Hawaii. Born in Tokyo, Japan, May 30, 1898. Daughter of Robert Lee Pruett and Josephine (Baugh) Pruett; married, May 17, 1920, to Joseph Rider Farrington. Republican. Newspaper reporter; Delegate to U.S. Congress from Hawaii Territory, 1954-57; delegate to Republican National Convention from Hawaii Territory, 1956. Female. Disciples of Christ. Member, American Association of University Women; Junior League; Alpha Omicron Pi. Died in Honolulu, Island of Oahu, Honolulu County, Hawaii, July 21, 1984. Cremated; ashes interred at Oahu Cemetery, Honolulu, Island of Oahu, Hawaii.
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