Samuel Wilder King
| Samuel Wilder King | |
|---|---|
.jpg)
Samuel Wilder King
|
|
| 11th Territorial Governor of Hawaii | |
|
In office February 28, 1953 – July 26, 1957 |
|
| Appointed by | Dwight D. Eisenhower |
| Preceded by | Oren E. Long |
| Succeeded by | William F. Quinn |
| Delegate to the U.S. House of Representatives from Hawaii Territory's At-large district | |
|
In office January 3, 1935 – January 3, 1943 |
|
| Preceded by | Lincoln Loy McCandless |
| Succeeded by | Joseph Rider Farrington |
| Personal details | |
| Born | December 17, 1886 Honolulu, Kingdom of Hawaii |
| Died | March 24, 1959 (aged 72) Honolulu, Territory of Hawaii |
| Political party | Republican |
| Alma mater | United States Naval Academy |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  United States of America |
| Service/branch |
 United States Navy
|
| Years of service | 1910–1924 |
| Rank | lieutenant commander |
Samuel Wilder King (December 17, 1886 – March 24, 1959) was the eleventh Territorial Governor of Hawaii and served from 1953 to 1957. He was appointed to the office after the term of Oren E. Long. Previously, King served in the United States House of Representatives as a delegate from the Territory of Hawaii. He was a member of the Republican Party of Hawaii and was the first of native Hawaiian descent to rise to the highest office in the territory.
His father James A. King (1832–1899) was a ship's master for Samuel Gardner Wilder, and later politician in the Republic of Hawaii. His mother was Charlotte Holmes Davis, daughter of part-Hawaiian Robert Grimes Davis, who descend from Oliver Holmes, Governor of Oʻahu under Kamehameha I. King was born December 17, 1886 in Honolulu and was a subject of the Kingdom of Hawai'i. A devout Roman Catholic, King attended Saint Louis School, but graduated from McKinley High School. Upon graduating, King went on to study at the United States Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland. He entered the United States Navy as a commissioned officer where he served from 1910 to 1924. At the time of his discharge, he had attained the rank of lieutenant commander. On March 18, 1912 he married Pauline Nawahineokalai Evans, another part-Hawaiian.
...
Wikipedia