Sanford B. Dole

Born

April 23, 1844

Died

June 9, 1926 (aged 82)

Known as

politician, judge, ornithologist, governor, jurist

Sanford Ballard Dole was a lawyer and jurist. He lived through the periods when Hawaii was a kingdom, provisional government, republic, and territory. Dole advocated the westernization of Hawaiian government and culture. After the overthrow of the monarchy, he served as the President of the Republic of Hawaii, until his government secured Hawaii's annexation by the United States. He then became the Territory of Hawaii's first Governor and the second Judge of the Hawaiian District Court.

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