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Benjamin Franklin Dillingham II (b. 1916) —
also known as Ben Dillingham II —
of Hawaii.
Born in Honolulu, Island of Oahu, Honolulu
County, Hawaii, October
14, 1916.
Republican. Major in the U.S. Army during World War II; candidate for
U.S.
Senator from Hawaii, 1962; member of Republican
National Committee from Hawaii, 1963-67; candidate for Lieutenant
Governor of Hawaii, 1974.
Episcopalian.
Member, American
Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Freemasons.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Frank Francis Fasi (b. 1920) —
also known as Frank F. Fasi —
of Honolulu, Island of Oahu, Honolulu
County, Hawaii.
Born in East Hartford, Hartford
County, Conn., August
27, 1920.
Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II; candidate for Hawaii
territorial House of Representatives, 1950; member of Democratic
National Committee from Hawaii Territory, 1952-56; member of Hawaii
territorial senate, 1958-59; Democratic candidate for U.S.
Senator from Hawaii, 1959; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Hawaii, 1962 (Democratic primary), 2003
(Republican); mayor
of Honolulu, Hawaii, 1969-81, 1985-94; defeated, 1952 (Democratic
primary), 1954 (Democratic), 1960 (Democratic), 1980 (Democratic);
resigned 1994; defeated, 1996 (Republican), 2000 (Republican);
candidate for Governor of
Hawaii, 1974 (Democratic primary), 1978 (Democratic primary),
1982, 1994, 1998 (Republican primary).
Catholic.
Member, Sigma
Nu; Rotary;
Veterans of Foreign Wars; American
Legion.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Carmelo Fasi and Josephine (Lupo) Fasi; married, May 25,
1958, to Joyce Miyeku Kono. |
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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
(member, Committee
on Rules and Order of Business), 1956
(member, Committee
on Rules and Order of Business); 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, Honolulu, Island of Oahu, Hawaii.
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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.
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, Honolulu, Island of Oahu,
Hawaii.
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