Charles J. McCarthy
Charles James McCarthy | |
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Territorial Governor of Hawaii | |
| In office April 18, 1918[1] – June 1, 1921[2] | |
| Appointed by | Woodrow Wilson |
| President | Woodrow Wilson Warren G. Harding |
| Preceded by | Lucius E. Pinkham |
| Succeeded by | Wallace R. Farrington |
| Member of the Senate of the Territory of Hawaiʻi[2] | |
| In office 1907–1912 | |
| Member of the House of Nobles of the Kingdom of Hawaiʻi[1] | |
| In office 1890–1890 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | August 4, 1861 Lieutenant Colonel (Guard) |
Charles James McCarthy (August 4, 1861 – November 26, 1929) was the fifth Territorial Governor of Hawaii and served from 1918 to 1921.[3]
McCarthy was born August 4, 1861, in
San Francisco, California, in 1866.[4]
He was a marginal entrepreneur who came to Hawaii to manage the affairs of a wholesale fruit house. McCarthy owned a saloon and for a time bottled his own alcoholic beverages.
He was a member of the House of Nobles in 1890, supporter of
Liliuokalani and ironically a captain in the pro-annexation Honolulu Rifles. He also was a territorial senator 1907-12 and treasurer 1912-14 before becoming chief executive. He was co-founder of the Hawai'i Democratic Party
.
He was appointed by
Hawaiian Homes Commission Act
. The omnibus bill also contained language that made it difficult for “Orientals” from winning homesteads, and barred them from federal jobs in favor of Hawaiians. McCarthy also proposed that the military replace self-government in order to negate possible bloc voting by the large Japanese population in Hawaii. When asked by a congressman if the Japanese would think the action was directed at them, McCarthy said, “Let them think so; what do we care?”
McCarthy also railed against the land policies of the
Honolulu, Hawaii
.
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- ^ a b Charles J., C. J. (1921), The Journal of the American-Irish Historical Society, Volume XIX, New York, NY: American-Irish Historical Society, p. 192.
- ^ a b c Charles J., C. J. (1921), The Journal of the American-Irish Historical Society, Volume XIX, New York, NY: American-Irish Historical Society, p. 194.
- ^ "Charles J. McCarthy - Hawaii History - Governors". Info Grafik Inc. Retrieved 2007-08-11.
- ^ a b Charles J., C. J. (1921), The Journal of the American-Irish Historical Society, Volume XIX, New York, NY: American-Irish Historical Society, p. 193.
- The Journal of the American-Irish Historical Society, Volume XIX (1921).
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