Statesman; born in
Honolulu, Hawaii, April 23, 1844; son of American missionaries; educated at Oahu College,
Hawaii, and Williams College,
Williamstown, Mass.; was admitted to the bar in
Boston, and returned to
Honolulu to practise.
He was a member of the Hawaii legislature in 1884 and 1886; became active in the reform movement of 1887; was judge of the Supreme Court of
Hawaii in 1887-93; was chosen chief of the provisional government in 1893, and in the following year was elected president under the constitution of the newly formed republic for the period of seven years. He was an active promoter of the movement for
the annexation of
Hawaii to the
United States, and after the act was completed (1898) he was appointed governor of the
Territory of Hawaii.