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Sanford Ballard Dole (1844-1926) —
also known as Sanford B. Dole —
of Honolulu, Island of Oahu, Honolulu
County, Hawaii.
Born in Punahou, Island of Oahu, Honolulu
County, Hawaii, April 23,
1844.
Son of Daniel Dole and Emily (Ballard) Dole.
Lawyer;
President
of the Hawaii Republic, 1893-98; Governor of
Hawaii Territory, 1900-03; U.S.
District Judge for Hawaii, 1903-15.
Congregationalist.
Died, after a series of strokes,
in Honolulu, Island of Oahu, Honolulu
County, Hawaii, June 9,
1926 (age 82 years, 47
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Kawaiaho Church Cemetery.
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Clarence Hyde Cooke (1876-1944) —
also known as Clarence H. Cooke —
of Honolulu, Island of Oahu, Honolulu
County, Hawaii.
Born in Honolulu, Island of Oahu, Honolulu
County, Hawaii, April 17,
1876.
Son of Charles M. Cooke and Anna Charlotte (Rice) Cooke (1853-1934).
Republican. Banker;
president or vice-president of plantation
and sugar
companies; member of Hawaii
territorial House of Representatives, 1912-28; Speaker
of Hawaii Territory House of Representatives, 1923-24, 1927-28;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Hawaii Territory, 1924.
Congregationalist.
Died August
23, 1944 (age 68 years, 128
days).
Interment at Kawaiaho Church Cemetery.
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William Richards Castle (1849-1935) —
of Honolulu, Island of Oahu, Honolulu
County, Hawaii.
Born in Honolulu, Island of Oahu, Honolulu
County, Hawaii, March 19,
1849.
Son of Samuel Northrup Castle (1808-1894) and Mary Ann (Tenney)
Castle (born 1819).
Republican. Lawyer;
Attorney-General, Kingdom of Hawaii, 1876; member Hawaiian
legislature, 1878, 1886-88; president and attorney, Honolulu Gas Co.,
Ltd.
Congregationalist.
Member, American Bar
Association.
Died June 5,
1935 (age 86 years, 78
days).
Interment at Kawaiaho Church Cemetery.
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John Moore Allison (1905-1978) —
also known as John M. Allison —
of Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb.; Honolulu, Island of Oahu, Honolulu
County, Hawaii.
Born in Holton, Jackson
County, Kan., April 7,
1905.
Foreign Service officer; U.S. Vice Consul in Kobe, 1932; U.S. Consul in Tsinan, 1938; U.S. Ambassador to Japan, 1953; Indonesia, 1957; Czechoslovakia, 1958-60.
Member, Acacia.
Died in Honolulu, Island of Oahu, Honolulu
County, Hawaii, October
28, 1978 (age 73 years, 204
days).
Interment at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific.
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Spark Masayuki Matsunaga (1916-1990) —
also known as Spark M. Matsunaga —
of Honolulu, Island of Oahu, Honolulu
County, Hawaii.
Born in Kukuiula, Island of Kauai, Kauai
County, Hawaii, October
8, 1916.
Son of Kingoro Matsunaga and Chiyono (Fukushima) Matsunaga.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer;
member of Hawaii
territorial House of Representatives, 1954-59; candidate for Lieutenant
Governor of Hawaii, 1959; U.S.
Representative from Hawaii, 1963-77 (at-large 1963-71, 1st
District 1971-77); U.S.
Senator from Hawaii, 1977-90; died in office 1990; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Hawaii, 1980.
Episcopalian.
Japanese
ancestry. Member, Disabled
American Veterans; Lions; American Bar
Association; Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Died in Toronto, Ontario,
April
15, 1990 (age 73 years, 189
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific.
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William Francis Quinn (1919-2006) —
also known as William Quinn —
of Hawaii.
Born in Rochester, Monroe
County, N.Y., July 31,
1919.
Son of Charles Quinn and Elizabeth Quinn.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; lawyer;
candidate for Hawaii
territorial senate, 1956; Governor of
Hawaii Territory, 1957-59; Governor of
Hawaii, 1959-62; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Hawaii, 1960;
president, Dole Pineapple
Company, 1965-72; Presidential Elector for Hawaii, 1972;
candidate for U.S.
Senator from Hawaii, 1976.
Catholic.
Died, two months after breaking his hip in a fall, in
Kahala Nui retirement
community, Honolulu, Island of Oahu, Honolulu
County, Hawaii, August
28, 2006 (age 87 years, 28
days).
Interment at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific.
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John Anthony Burns (1909-1975) —
also known as John A. Burns —
of Honolulu, Island of Oahu, Honolulu
County, Hawaii.
Born in Fort Assinniboine, Hill
County, Mont., March 30,
1909.
Son of Harry J. Burns and Anne (Scally) Burns.
Democrat. Police
officer; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Hawaii
Territory, 1952,
1956;
Hawaii
Territory Democratic Party chair, 1952-56; Delegate
to U.S. Congress from Hawaii Territory, 1957-59; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Hawaii, 1960,
1964;
Governor
of Hawaii, 1962-74; defeated, 1959.
Catholic.
Member, Lions.
Died in Honolulu, Island of Oahu, Honolulu
County, Hawaii, April 5,
1975 (age 66 years, 6
days).
Interment at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific.
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Samuel Wilder King (1886-1959) —
also known as Samuel W. King —
of Honolulu, Island of Oahu, Honolulu
County, Hawaii.
Born in Honolulu, Island of Oahu, Honolulu
County, Hawaii, December
17, 1886.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; Delegate
to U.S. Congress from Hawaii Territory, 1935-43; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Hawaii Territory, 1936,
1940,
1948,
1952,
1956;
served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; delegate to
Hawaii state constitutional convention, 1950; Governor of
Hawaii Territory, 1953-57; member of Hawaii
territorial House of Representatives, 1958.
Episcopalian.
Died of a heart
attack in Honolulu, Island of Oahu, Honolulu
County, Hawaii, March 24,
1959 (age 72 years, 97
days).
Interment at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific.
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Louis B. Blissard (1913-1998) —
of Honolulu, Island of Oahu, Honolulu
County, Hawaii.
Born in Port Norris, Cumberland
County, N.J., July 15,
1913.
Son of David Corson Blissard and Bertha Mae (Haines) Blissard.
Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II; lawyer; real estate
developer; U.S.
Attorney for Hawaii, 1954-61.
Protestant.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Jesters;
Phi
Delta Phi.
Died May 12,
1998 (age 84 years, 301
days).
Interment at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific.
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Tadao Beppu (1919-1993) —
of Honolulu, Island of Oahu, Honolulu
County, Hawaii.
Born in Island of Maui, Maui
County, Hawaii, March 26,
1919.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of Hawaii
territorial House of Representatives, 1958; member of Hawaii
state house of representatives, 1959-; Speaker of
the Hawaii State House of Representatives, 1967-; alternate
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Hawaii, 1960.
Japanese
ancestry. Member, Disabled
American Veterans; Purple
Heart.
Died July 22,
1993 (age 74 years, 118
days).
Interment at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific.
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Joseph Garner Anthony (1899-1982) —
also known as Joseph G. Anthony —
of Honolulu, Island of Oahu, Honolulu
County, Hawaii.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., December
19, 1899.
Son of Charles Howard Anthony and Rachel Edith (Humphreys) Anthony.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; Hawaii
territory attorney general, 1942-43; delegate to
Hawaii state constitutional convention, 1950.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar
Association.
Died October
31, 1982 (age 82 years, 316
days).
Interment at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific.
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Adrial Hebard Case (1892-1966) —
also known as A. Hebard Case —
of Lihue, Island of Kauai, Kauai
County, Hawaii.
Born May 20,
1892.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Hawaii Territory, 1936.
Died May 16,
1966 (age 73 years, 361
days).
Interment at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific.
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Hiram Leong Fong (1906-2004) —
also known as Hiram L. Fong; Yao Leong
Fong —
of Honolulu, Island of Oahu, Honolulu
County, Hawaii.
Born in Honolulu, Island of Oahu, Honolulu
County, Hawaii, October
15, 1906.
Republican. Lawyer; law
partner of Herbert
Y. C. Choy; member of Hawaii
territorial House of Representatives, 1939-54; Speaker
of Hawaii Territory House of Representatives, 1949-54; served in
the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Hawaii Territory, 1952,
1956;
U.S.
Senator from Hawaii, 1959-77; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Hawaii, 1960,
1964
(delegation chair), 1972
(delegation chair).
Congregationalist.
Chinese
ancestry. Member, American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Lions.
Died in Kahaluu, Island of Oahu, Honolulu
County, Hawaii, August
18, 2004 (age 97 years, 308
days).
Interment at Oahu Cemetery.
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Oren Ethelbirt Long (1889-1965) —
also known as Oren E. Long —
of Honolulu, Island of Oahu, Honolulu
County, Hawaii.
Born in Altoona, Wilson
County, Kan., March 4,
1889.
Son of George Riley Long and Malissa Jeanette (Johnson) Long.
Democrat. Secretary
of Hawaii Territory, 1946-51; Governor of
Hawaii Territory, 1951-55; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Hawaii Territory, 1952;
member of Hawaii
territorial senate, 1956-59; U.S.
Senator from Hawaii, 1959-63; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Hawaii, 1960.
Disciples
of Christ. Member, Freemasons;
Lions.
Died, following an attack of asthmatic
bronchitis,
in Honolulu, Island of Oahu, Honolulu
County, Hawaii, May 6,
1965 (age 76 years, 63
days).
Interment at Oahu Cemetery.
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Ingram Macklin Stainback (1883-1961) —
also known as Ingram M. Stainback —
of Honolulu, Island of Oahu, Honolulu
County, Hawaii.
Born in Somerville, Fayette
County, Tenn., May 12,
1883.
Democrat. Hawaii
territory attorney general, 1914-17; major in the U.S. Army
during World War I; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Hawaii Territory, 1924
(alternate), 1932
(alternate), 1944;
U.S.
Attorney for Hawaii, 1934-40; U.S.
District Judge for Hawaii, 1940-42; Governor of
Hawaii Territory, 1942-51; justice of
Hawaii territorial supreme court, 1951.
Died in Honolulu, Island of Oahu, Honolulu
County, Hawaii, April 12,
1961 (age 77 years, 335
days).
Interment at Oahu Cemetery.
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Wallace Rider Farrington (1871-1933) —
of Hawaii.
Born in Orono, Penobscot
County, Maine, May 3,
1871.
Son of Joseph Rider Farrington (1830-1897) and Ellen Elizabeth
(Holyoke) Farrington (1835-1895).
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 (age 62 years, 156
days).
Interment at Oahu Cemetery.
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Lawrence McCully Judd (1887-1968) —
also known as Lawrence M. Judd —
of Honolulu, Island of Oahu, Honolulu
County, Hawaii.
Born in Honolulu, Island of Oahu, Honolulu
County, Hawaii, March 20,
1887.
Son of Albert Francis Judd and Agnes Hall (Boyd) Judd.
Republican. Member of Hawaii
territorial senate 3rd District, 1920-24, 1926-28; Governor of
Hawaii Territory, 1929-34; Governor of
American Samoa, 1953.
Episcopalian.
Member, Phi
Kappa Psi; Freemasons;
Shriners.
Died in Honolulu, Island of Oahu, Honolulu
County, Hawaii, October
4, 1968 (age 81 years, 198
days).
Interment at Oahu Cemetery.
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Horace Worth Vaughan (1867-1922) —
also known as Horace W. Vaughan —
of Texas.
Born in Marion
County, Tex., December
2, 1867.
Democrat. Member of Texas
state senate, 1911-13; U.S.
Representative from Texas 1st District, 1913-15; U.S.
Attorney for Hawaii, 1915-16; Judge of
U.S. District Court, 1916-22.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Honolulu, Island of Oahu, Honolulu
County, Hawaii, November
10, 1922 (age 54 years, 343
days).
Interment at Oahu Cemetery.
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William Barker Lymer (1882-1939) —
of Hawaii.
Born in Clarinda, Page
County, Iowa, August
22, 1882.
Hawaii
territory attorney general, 1925-28; U.S.
District Judge for Hawaii, 1928.
Member, American Bar
Association.
Died April 13,
1939 (age 56 years, 234
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Oahu Cemetery.
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Robert Warren Breckons (1866-1918) —
also known as Robert W. Breckons —
of Honolulu, Island of Oahu, Honolulu
County, Hawaii.
Born in Kewanee, Henry
County, Ill., December
16, 1866.
Son of Edward L. Breckons and Mary (Allison) Breckons.
Republican. Lawyer; Laramie
County Attorney, 1896-98; member of Wyoming
state house of representatives, 1901; U.S.
Attorney for Hawaii, 1902-13; alternate delegate to Republican
National Convention from Hawaii Territory, 1904,
1908.
Died November
26, 1918 (age 51 years, 345
days).
Interment at Oahu Cemetery.
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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 and Catherine McAlpine (Crane) Farrington.
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 (age 56 years, 247
days).
Interment at Oahu Cemetery.
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Victor Stewart Kaleoaloha Houston (1876-1959) —
also known as Victor S. K. Houston —
of Honolulu, Island of Oahu, Honolulu
County, Hawaii.
Born in San
Francisco, Calif., July 22,
1876.
Republican. Delegate
to U.S. Congress from Hawaii Territory, 1927-33; defeated, 1932;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Hawaii Territory, 1928,
1932.
Died in Honolulu, Island of Oahu, Honolulu
County, Hawaii, July 31,
1959 (age 83 years, 9
days).
Interment at Oahu Cemetery.
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Neal Shaw Blaisdell (1902-1975) —
also known as Neal S. Blaisdell —
of Honolulu, Island of Oahu, Honolulu
County, Hawaii.
Born in Honolulu, Island of Oahu, Honolulu
County, Hawaii, November
6, 1902.
Son of William Wallace Blaisdell and Malia K. (Merseberg) Blaisdell.
Republican. School
teacher; member of Hawaii
territorial House of Representatives, 1944-46; member of Hawaii
territorial senate, 1946-50; mayor
of Honolulu, Hawaii, 1955-69.
The Neal S. Blaisdell Convention Center in Honolulu is named for
him.
Died, from a probable brain
hemorrhage, in Honolulu, Island of Oahu, Honolulu
County, Hawaii, November
5, 1975 (age 72 years, 364
days).
Interment at Oahu Cemetery.
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Lincoln Loy McCandless (1859-1940) —
also known as Lincoln L. McCandless —
of Honolulu, Island of Oahu, Honolulu
County, Hawaii.
Born in Indiana, Indiana
County, Pa., September
18, 1859.
Mining
business; real estate
business; member of Hawaii
territorial senate, 1902-06; alternate delegate to Republican
National Convention from Hawaii Territory, 1904;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Hawaii Territory, 1916
(Honorary
Vice-President; member, Committee
to Notify Presidential Nominee), 1920,
1924,
1928,
1932;
Delegate
to U.S. Congress from Hawaii Territory, 1933-35; defeated, 1934.
Died in Honolulu, Island of Oahu, Honolulu
County, Hawaii, October
5, 1940 (age 81 years, 17
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Oahu Cemetery.
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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.
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, Junior
League; American
Association of University Women; Theta
Sigma Phi; Alpha
Omicron Pi.
Died in Honolulu, Island of Oahu, Honolulu
County, Hawaii, July 21,
1984 (age 86 years, 52
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Oahu Cemetery.
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