Walter F. Dillingham
| Walter Francis Dillingham | |
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Walter Dillingham in 1917
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| Born |
April 5, 1875 Honolulu, Hawaii |
| Died | October 22, 1963 (aged 88) |
| Occupation | Businessman |
| Spouse(s) | Louise Olga Gaylord |
| Children | Benjamin Franklin II Henry Gaylord Lowell Smith Elizabeth Louise |
| Parent(s) |
Benjamin Dillingham Emma Louise Smith |
Walter Francis Dillingham (April 5, 1875 – October 22, 1963) called the Baron of Hawaii Industry, was an industrialist and businessman from Honolulu, Hawaii. He gained favors from Hawaii politicians to develop urban Honolulu.
Dillingham was born in Honolulu, during the Kingdom of Hawaii. His father was Benjamin Dillingham who founded the Oahu Railway and Land Company. His mother was Emma Louise Smith, daughter of missionary Lowell Smith. In 1889 he moved to the United States to attend school in Auburndale, Massachusetts, and then Harvard University 1898–1900. He first worked as a clerk for his father, and then managed the Dowsett Company and founded Hawaiian Dredging Company. In 1904 his father was hospitalized and he managed the OR&L. From 1907–1913, the Governor of the Territory of Hawaii was Walter F. Frear who was married to Dillingham's sister Mary Emma.
In 1909 he constructed a dry dock at Pearl Harbor which eventually became part of the US Navy base. He also enlarged the ports of Kahului and Hilo.
On May 2, 1910 he married Louise Olga Gaylord in Florence, Italy. After his father died in 1918, he and his brother Harold Garfield Dillingham inherited the family businesses. During World War I he worked for the US Army Motor Transport Corps in Washington, DC.
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