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Kazuhisa Abe (1914-1996) —
of Hilo, Island of Hawaii, Hawaii
County, Hawaii; Kaneohe, Island of Oahu, Honolulu
County, Hawaii.
Born in Pepeekeo, Island of Hawaii, Hawaii
County, Hawaii, January
18, 1914.
Son of Manshiro Abe and Matsuyo (Fujiwara) Abe.
Lawyer; district judge in Hawaii, 1940-44; member of Hawaii
territorial senate, 1952-59; member of Hawaii
state senate, 1960-66; justice of
Hawaii state supreme court, 1967-; appointed 1967.
Japanese
ancestry.
Died May 18,
1996 (age 82 years, 121
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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William Charles Achi, Jr. (b. 1889) —
also known as William C. Achi, Jr. —
of Lihue, Island of Kauai, Kauai
County, Hawaii.
Born in Honolulu, Island of Oahu, Honolulu
County, Hawaii, July 1,
1889.
Son of William Charles Achi and Maria (Alapai) Achi.
Lawyer; circuit judge in Hawaii, 1919-24; alternate delegate
to Republican National Convention from Hawaii Territory, 1924;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Hawaii Territory, 1936,
1940
(alternate).
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Society for International Law; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Grotto;
Knights
of Pythias.
Burial
location unknown.
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Walter Douglas Ackerman, Jr. (1913-1967) —
also known as Walter D. Ackerman, Jr. —
Born in Honolulu, Island of Oahu, Honolulu
County, Hawaii, March 17,
1913.
Son of Walter Douglas Ackerman and Lucy (Woods) Ackerman.
Lawyer; Hawaii
territory attorney general, 1947-52.
Member, Kappa
Sigma; Phi
Delta Phi.
Died December
1, 1967 (age 54 years, 259
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Peter A. Aduja (1920-2007) —
of Kaneohe, Island of Oahu, Honolulu
County, Hawaii.
Born in Ilocos Sur, Philippines,
October
19, 1920.
Son of Dionicio Aduja and Francisca (Aquino) Aduja.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Hawaii
territorial House of Representatives, 1954-56; Hawaii
territory attorney general, 1956-60; vice-chair of
Hawaii Republican Party, 1960-65; delegate to
Hawaii state constitutional convention, 1968.
Protestant.
Filipino
ancestry.
Died February
19, 2007 (age 86 years, 123
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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James R. Aiona, Jr. (b. 1955) —
also known as Duke Aiona —
of Kapolei, Island of Oahu, Honolulu
County, Hawaii.
Born in Honolulu, Island of Oahu, Honolulu
County, Hawaii, June 8,
1955.
Son of James Aiona, Sr.
Republican. Lawyer; circuit judge in Hawaii; Lieutenant
Governor of Hawaii, 2002-; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Hawaii, 2004,
2008.
Chinese,
Portugese,
and Hawaiian
ancestry.
Still living as of 2009.
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Frederick Hobbes Allen (1858-1937) —
also known as Frederick H. Allen —
of Pelham Manor, Westchester
County, N.Y.
Born in Honolulu, Island of Oahu, Honolulu
County, Hawaii, May 30,
1858.
Son of Elisha
Hunt Allen and Mary Harrod (Hobbes) Allen.
Democrat. Lawyer; economist;
village president of Pelham Manor, N.Y., 1904-06; chair of
Westchester County Democratic Party, 1904-14; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from New York, 1908,
1920
(alternate); served in the U.S. Navy during World War I.
Episcopalian.
Member, Society
of Colonial Wars; Sons of
the Revolution; American
Legion; Military
Order of the World Wars.
Died, from pneumonia,
in Newport Hospital,
Newport, Newport
County, R.I., December
3, 1937 (age 79 years, 187
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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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, Honolulu, Island of Oahu,
Hawaii.
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George Ryoichi Ariyoshi (b. 1926) —
also known as George R. Ariyoshi —
of Honolulu, Island of Oahu, Honolulu
County, Hawaii.
Born in Honolulu, Island of Oahu, Honolulu
County, Hawaii, March 12,
1926.
Son of Ryozo Ariyoshi and Mitsue (Yoshikawa) Ariyoshi.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Hawaii
territorial House of Representatives, 1954-58; member of Hawaii
territorial senate, 1958-59; member of Hawaii
state senate, 1959-70; delegate to
Hawaii state constitutional convention, 1968; Lieutenant
Governor of Hawaii, 1970-73; Governor of
Hawaii, 1974-86; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Hawaii, 1980,
1996,
2000.
Protestant.
Japanese
ancestry. Member, American Bar
Association; Lions.
Detained
by U.S. Customs in 1987 for failing
to declare jewelry brought from Japan, and fined
$11,389.
Still living as of 2009.
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Benjamin Hale Austin (1832-1885) —
of Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y.; Honolulu, Island of Oahu, Honolulu
County, Hawaii.
Born in Saratoga Springs, Saratoga
County, N.Y., January
10, 1832.
Lawyer; associate justice, Sandwich Islands Supreme Court.
Died in Honolulu, Island of Oahu, Honolulu
County, Hawaii, July 5,
1885 (age 53 years, 176
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Sidney Miller Ballou (1870-1929) —
also known as Sidney Ballou —
of Hawaii.
Born in Providence, Providence
County, R.I., October
24, 1870.
Son of Oren Aldrich Ballou and Charlotte (Miller) Ballou.
Lawyer; justice of
Hawaii territorial supreme court, 1907-09.
Member, Sons of
the American Revolution; Navy
League.
Died October
29, 1929 (age 59 years, 5
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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Relatives: Son
of Oren Aldrich Ballou and Charlotte (Miller) Ballou; married, December
21, 1895, to Thomie Duke (died 1905); married, July 27,
1907, to Lucia Burnett. |
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Leslie Thompson Bennett (1910-1977) —
of Honolulu, Island of Oahu, Honolulu
County, Hawaii.
Born in Richmond, Madison
County, Ky., August
10, 1910.
Son of William Neale Bennett and Mary (Thomson) Bennett.
Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during World War II; candidate
for Hawaii
state house of representatives, 1959.
Member, American Bar
Association.
Died in August, 1977
(age about
66 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Bernaldo Daniel Bicoy (b. 1923) —
of Aiea, Island of Oahu, Honolulu
County, Hawaii.
Born in Lahaina, Island of Maui, Maui
County, Hawaii, March 24,
1923.
Son of Petronilo Bicoy and Paula (Daniel) Bicoy.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; served in the
U.S. Army during the Korean conflict; lawyer; member of Hawaii
territorial House of Representatives, 1958-59; member of Hawaii
state house of representatives, 1968-69.
Catholic.
Filipino
ancestry. Member, Kiwanis;
Phi
Alpha Delta; American Bar
Association.
Still living as of 1972.
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Relatives:
Married to Betty Jane Deering. |
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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, Honolulu, Island of Oahu,
Hawaii.
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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, Honolulu, Island of Oahu, Hawaii.
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Edward Espenett Case (b. 1952) —
also known as Ed Case —
of Honolulu, Island of Oahu, Honolulu
County, Hawaii.
Born in Hilo, Island of Hawaii, Hawaii
County, Hawaii, September
27, 1952.
Democrat. Lawyer; staff member for U.S. Rep. Spark
M. Matsunaga, 1975-77; member of Hawaii
state house of representatives, 1994-2002; candidate in primary
for Governor of
Hawaii, 2002; U.S.
Representative from Hawaii 2nd District, 2002-07; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Hawaii, 2004;
candidate for U.S.
Senator from Hawaii, 2006.
Protestant.
Still living as of 2009.
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Charles E. Cassidy (b. 1901) —
of Honolulu, Island of Oahu, Honolulu
County, Hawaii.
Born in San
Francisco, Calif., September
11, 1901.
Son of John Cassidy and Eliza (Emmes) Cassidy.
Lawyer; justice of
Hawaii state supreme court, 1959-67.
Member, American Bar
Association.
Burial
location unknown.
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Alfred L. Castle (d. 1972) —
of Hawaii.
Republican. Lawyer; alternate delegate to Republican National
Convention from Hawaii Territory, 1916.
Died in 1972.
Interment somewhere
in Honolulu, Island of Oahu, Hawaii.
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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, Honolulu, Island of Oahu, Hawaii.
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Herbert Young Cho Choy (1916-2004) —
also known as Herbert Y. C. Choy —
of Honolulu, Island of Oahu, Honolulu
County, Hawaii.
Born in Makaweli, Island of Kauai, Kauai
County, Hawaii, January
6, 1916.
Son of Doo Wook Choy and Helen (Nahm) Choy.
Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during World War II; law
partner of Hiram
Fong; Hawaii
territory attorney general, 1957-58; Judge of
U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit, 1971-84; took senior
status 1984.
Korean
ancestry.
First
person of Korean ancestry to be admitted to the practice of law in
the United States; first
Asian-American federal judge.
Died in Honolulu, Island of Oahu, Honolulu
County, Hawaii, March 10,
2004 (age 88 years, 64
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Peter Tali Coleman (1919-1997) —
Born in Pago Pago, American
Samoa, December
8, 1919.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II;
lawyer; American
Samoa territory attorney general, 1955-56; Governor of
American Samoa, 1956-61, 1978-85, 1989-93.
Catholic.
Samoan
ancestry.
Died, of cancer, in
Honolulu, Island of Oahu, Honolulu
County, Hawaii, April 28,
1997 (age 77 years, 141
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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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, Honolulu, Island of Oahu, Hawaii.
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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, Honolulu, Island of Oahu, Hawaii.
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Clinton Alexander Galbraith (b. 1860) —
of Hilo, Island of Hawaii, Hawaii
County, Hawaii.
Born in Hartsville, Bartholomew
County, Ind., March 6,
1860.
Son of Joseph William Galbraith and Elizabeth Galbraith.
Democrat. Lawyer; Oklahoma
territory attorney general, 1893-97; justice of
Hawaii territorial supreme court, 1900-01.
Burial
location unknown.
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Thomas Ponce Gill (b. 1922) —
also known as Thomas P. Gill —
of Honolulu, Island of Oahu, Honolulu
County, Hawaii.
Born in Honolulu, Island of Oahu, Honolulu
County, Hawaii, April 21,
1922.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer;
member of Hawaii
territorial House of Representatives, 1959; member of Hawaii
state house of representatives, 1959-62; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Hawaii, 1960;
U.S.
Representative from Hawaii at-large, 1963-65; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Hawaii, 1964; Lieutenant
Governor of Hawaii, 1966-70.
Still living as of 1998.
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Mazie K. Hirono (b. 1947) —
of Honolulu, Island of Oahu, Honolulu
County, Hawaii.
Born in Fukushima, Japan,
November
3, 1947.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Hawaii
state house of representatives, 1981-94; Lieutenant
Governor of Hawaii, 1994-2002; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Hawaii, 1996,
2000,
2008;
candidate for Governor of
Hawaii, 2002; U.S.
Representative from Hawaii 2nd District, 2007-.
Female.
Buddhist.
Japanese
ancestry. Member, Phi
Beta Kappa.
Still living as of 2009.
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Abram Stephanus Humphreys (b. 1868) —
also known as Abram S. Humphreys —
of Honolulu, Island of Oahu, Honolulu
County, Hawaii.
Born in Columbus, Lowndes
County, Miss., January
16, 1868.
Son of Abram S. Humphreys and Eliza (Tucker) Humphreys.
Lawyer; circuit judge in Hawaii, 1900-02.
Burial
location unknown.
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Daniel Ken Inouye (b. 1924) —
also known as Daniel K. Inouye —
of Honolulu, Island of Oahu, Honolulu
County, Hawaii.
Born in Honolulu, Island of Oahu, Honolulu
County, Hawaii, September
7, 1924.
Son of Hyotaro I. Inouye and Kame Imanaga Inouye.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer;
member of Hawaii
territorial House of Representatives, 1954-58; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Hawaii Territory, 1956;
member of Hawaii
territorial senate, 1958-59; U.S.
Representative from Hawaii at-large, 1959-63; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Hawaii, 1960,
1972,
1980,
1996,
2000,
2004,
2008
(delegation chair); Co-Chair, 1984;
U.S.
Senator from Hawaii, 1963-.
Methodist.
Japanese
ancestry. Member, American Bar
Association; Disabled
American Veterans; Phi
Delta Phi; Lions.
Lost
his right arm as the result of a combat injury in Italy during
World War II. His Distinguished Service Cross was upgraded in 2000
to a Medal
of Honor. First
American of Japanese descent to serve in Congress.
Still living as of 2012.
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Alexandra Kaan —
of Hawaii.
Lawyer; Best candidate for U.S.
Representative from Hawaii 1st District, 1994.
Female.
Still living as of 2006.
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Elizabeth Rountree Kellerman (b. 1906) —
also known as Elizabeth Kellerman; Elizabeth Rountree;
Mrs. George H. Kellerman —
of Honolulu, Island of Oahu, Honolulu
County, Hawaii.
Born in High Point, Guilford
County, N.C., September
1, 1906.
Daughter of James B. Rountree and Elizabeth (Anderson) Rountree.
Republican. Lawyer; radio
commentator; delegate to
Hawaii state constitutional convention, 1950; member of Republican
National Committee from Hawaii, 1963-70; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Hawaii, 1964.
Female.
Episcopalian.
Member, American
Association of University Women; Phi
Beta Kappa.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Homer Baird Kidwell (1911-2000) —
also known as H. Baird Kidwell —
of Hawaii.
Born in Maricopa, Kern
County, Calif., October
20, 1911.
Lawyer; justice of
Hawaii state supreme court, 1975-79.
Member, American Bar
Association.
Died, at Rogue Valley Medical
Center, Medford, Jackson
County, Ore., December
27, 2000 (age 89 years, 68
days).
Cremated.
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Herman Tsui Fai Lum (1926-2009) —
also known as Herman T. F. Lum —
of Honolulu, Island of Oahu, Honolulu
County, Hawaii.
Born in Honolulu, Island of Oahu, Honolulu
County, Hawaii, November
5, 1926.
Son of K. P. Lum and Helen (Tom) Lum.
Democrat. Lawyer; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Hawaii, 1960;
U.S.
Attorney for Hawaii, 1961-67; circuit judge in Hawaii, 1967-74;
chief
justice of Hawaii state supreme court, 1983.
Asian/Pacific
ancestry. Member, American Bar
Association; Federal
Bar Association; Phi
Delta Phi; Lambda
Chi Alpha.
Died January
26, 2009 (age 82 years, 82
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Masaji Marumoto (1906-1995) —
of Honolulu, Island of Oahu, Honolulu
County, Hawaii.
Born in Honolulu, Island of Oahu, Honolulu
County, Hawaii, January
27, 1906.
Son of Tamajiro Marumoto and Matsu (Nakayama) Marumoto.
Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during World War II; justice of
Hawaii territorial supreme court, 1956; justice of
Hawaii state supreme court, 1959-60, 1967-70; director, Queen's
Hospital,
Honolulu.
Japanese
ancestry. Member, American Bar
Association.
Died February
10, 1995 (age 89 years, 14
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Matt Matsunaga (born c.1958) —
of Honolulu, Island of Oahu, Honolulu
County, Hawaii.
Born about 1958.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Hawaii
state senate 9th District; elected 2000; candidate for Lieutenant
Governor of Hawaii, 2002; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Hawaii 2nd District, 2003.
Still living as of 2003.
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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, Honolulu, Island of Oahu,
Hawaii.
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David Charles McClung (b. 1926) —
also known as David C. McClung —
of Honolulu, Island of Oahu, Honolulu
County, Hawaii.
Born in Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich., September
22, 1926.
Son of John William McClung and Daisy (Knight) McClung.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; lawyer;
member of Hawaii
territorial House of Representatives, 1958-59; member of Hawaii
state house of representatives, 1959-62; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Hawaii, 1960,
1980;
member of Hawaii
state senate, 1967-70; Hawaii
Democratic state chair, 1968-70.
Member, American
Legion; Beta
Gamma Sigma; Phi
Kappa Phi; Alpha
Kappa Psi.
Still living as of 1980.
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Barack Hussein Obama, Jr. (b. 1961) —
also known as Barack Obama; "The Messiah";
"Renegade" —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Honolulu, Island of Oahu, Honolulu
County, Hawaii, August 4,
1961.
Son of Barack Hussein Obama, Sr. (1936-1982) and Stanley Ann (Dunham)
Obama (1942-1995).
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Illinois
state senate 13th District, 1997-2004; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Illinois, 2004
(speaker),
2008;
U.S.
Senator from Illinois, 2005-08; resigned 2008; President
of the United States, 2009-; received the Nobel
Peace Prize in 2009.
United
Church of Christ. Kenyan
ancestry.
Still living as of 2012.
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Relatives:
Married, October
18, 1992, to Michelle
LaVaughn Robinson. |
| | | Cross-reference: Joe
Wilson |
| | | Campaign slogan (2008): "Yes We
Can!" |
| | | Campaign slogan (2008): "Change We Can
Believe In." |
| | | See also congressional
biography — Govtrack.us
page — votes
in Congress from the Washington Post — Wikipedia
article — NNDB
dossier — Internet Movie Database
profile — OurCampaigns
candidate detail |
| | | Books by Barack Obama: Dreams
from My Father : A Story of Race and Inheritance
(2004) — The
Audacity of Hope : Thoughts on Reclaimig the American Dream
(2006) |
| | | Books about Barack Obama: Steve
Dougherty, Hopes
and Dreams: The Story of Barack Obama — David Mendell,
Obama:
From Promise to Power — John K. Wilson, Barack
Obama: This Improbable Quest — Shelby Steele, A
Bound Man: Why We Are Excited About Obama and Why He Can't
Win — Joseph Vogel, The
Obama Movement: Why Barack Obama Speaks to America's
Youth |
| | | Critical books about Barack Obama:
Webster Griffin Tarpley, Obama
- The Postmodern Coup: Making of a Manchurian
Candidate — Gordon Heslop, The
Hope of Audacity: Barack Obama, A Bad Choice |
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Ray J. O'Brien (b. 1889) —
of Honolulu, Island of Oahu, Honolulu
County, Hawaii.
Born in Mare Island, Solano
County, Calif., November
2, 1889.
Son of John O'Brien and Katherine (Hayes) O'Brien.
Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during World War I; circuit
judge in Hawaii, 1922-25, 1943-45; Judge, Hawaii Territory Tax Appeal
Court, 1925-41; U.S.
Attorney for Hawaii, 1945-51.
Member, Phi
Alpha Delta.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1923
to Ruth Louise True. |
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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, Honolulu, Island of Oahu,
Hawaii.
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William Shaw Richardson —
also known as William S. Richardson —
of Honolulu, Island of Oahu, Honolulu
County, Hawaii.
Son of Wilfred K. K. A. Richardson.
Democrat. Lawyer; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Hawaii Territory, 1956;
Hawaii
Territory Democratic Party chair, 1956-62; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Hawaii, 1960;
Lieutenant
Governor of Hawaii, 1963-66; chief
justice of Hawaii state supreme court, 1966-82.
Still living as of 1983.
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Earl F. Riley (c.1921-2000) —
of California.
Born in Greensburg, Decatur
County, Ind., about 1921.
Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; lawyer;
candidate for California
state assembly, 1958; superior court judge in California, 1971-87.
Died, of a cerebral
hemorrhage, in Kona, Island of Hawaii, Hawaii
County, Hawaii, February
13, 2000 (age about 79
years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Thomas Tameichi Sakakihara (b. 1900) —
also known as Thomas T. Sakakihara —
of Hilo, Island of Hawaii, Hawaii
County, Hawaii.
Born in Hilo, Island of Hawaii, Hawaii
County, Hawaii, July 17,
1900.
Son of Shinzo Sakakihara and Hiso (Hagihara) Sakakihara.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Hawaii
territorial House of Representatives, 1932-54; alternate delegate
to Republican National Convention from Hawaii Territory, 1948;
delegate
to Hawaii state constitutional convention, 1950.
Japanese
ancestry.
Burial
location unknown.
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Harold Marsh Sewall (1860-1924) —
also known as Harold M. Sewall —
of Bath, Sagadahoc
County, Maine.
Born in Bath, Sagadahoc
County, Maine, January
3, 1860.
Son of Emma Duncan (Crocker) Sewall and Arthur
Sewall.
Republican. U.S. Vice Consul in Liverpool, 1885-87; lawyer; member of Maine
state house of representatives, 1896, 1903-07; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Maine, 1896,
1916;
U.S. Minister to Hawaiian Islands, 1897-98; member of Maine
state senate, 1907-09; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Maine 2nd District, 1914; member of Republican
National Committee from Maine, 1924.
Died, in a private hospital
in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., October
28, 1924 (age 64 years, 299
days).
Interment at Oak
Grove Cemetery, Bath, Maine.
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