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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.
Still living as of 1974.
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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.
Son of Carmelo Fasi and Josephine (Lupo) Fasi.
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.
Still living as of 2003.
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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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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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