Edward Griffin Hitchcock
Edward Griffin Hitchcock | |
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Lahaina, Maui | |
Died | October 9, 1898 | (aged 61)
Occupation | Sheriff |
Spouse | Mary Tenney Castle |
Children | 6 |
Parent(s) | Harvey Rexford Hitchcock Rebecca Howard |
Edward Griffin "Holy Terror" Hitchcock (January 20, 1837 – October 9, 1898) was a law enforcement officer in the
Life
Edward Griffin Hitchcock was born January 20, 1837, in
He was appointed as Sheriff of the island of Hawaiʻi on April 5, 1888.[5] In December 1889, deputy sheriff Rufus Anderson Lyman informed him of the lynching case of Japanese immigrant Katsu Goto in Honokaʻa. Hitchcock tracked down his suspects who were tried and found guilty, but they were later pardoned and freed by the new government.[6] The episode was dramatized in a 2001 play by Eric Anderson "Another Heaven",[7] and a memorial was erected in Honokaʻa for Goto.[8]
After the
He lived in the capital Honolulu while serving as Marshal of the Provisional Government of Hawaii and the Republic of Hawaii. One of the first of several uprisings he faced was called the
The
Death and legacy
He died October 9, 1898, in the Kohala district of Hawaiʻi island.[16] He and Mary had six children who grew to adulthood. Harvey Rexford Hitchcock was born August 17, 1864, married Hannah Julia Meyer (1866–1912), daughter of German businessman
Popular culture
He was portrayed by Johnathan Schaeck in the 2022 historical drama The Wind & the Reckoning.[20]
See also
References
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- ^ Punahou School; William De Witt Alexander (1907). Oahu college: list of trustees, presidents, instructors, matrons, librarians, superintendents of grounds and students, 1841-1906. Historical sketch of Oahu college. Hawaiian Gazette Co. p. 48.
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- ISBN 978-0-8248-1829-6. Archived from the originalon 2010-06-09. Retrieved 2010-05-17.
- ^ John Berger (May 28, 2006). "Isle murder play has historical basis". Honolulu Star-Bulletin. Retrieved May 17, 2010.
- ^ "Honoka'a Town: The Katsu Goto Memorial". Honoka'a Business Association. Archived from the original on March 11, 2011. Retrieved May 17, 2010.
- ^ "Wilson, Charles B. office record". state archives digital collections. state of Hawaii. Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2010-01-05.
- ^ "Hitchcock, Edward Griffin office record". state archives digital collections. state of Hawaii. Archived from the original on March 20, 2012. Retrieved May 13, 2010.
- ISBN 978-0-8153-1331-1.
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- ^ Jack London (1919). "Koolau the Leper". The house of pride, and other tales of Hawaii. The Macmillan company. pp. 47–91.
- ^ "Hawaii Judgeship was well Settled: Sheriff E. G. Hitchcock Gets the Appointment". Hawaiian Gazette. October 30, 1896. Retrieved May 13, 2010.
- ^ "Death of Judge Hitchcock". The Independent. October 13, 1898. Retrieved May 13, 2010.
- ^ Annual report. Vol. 61. Hawaiian Mission Children's Society. 1913. p. 46.
- ^ "Descendants of Robert Royce of New London, Connecticut". Retrieved May 13, 2010.
- ^ a b Jonathan Tenney (1904) [1891]. The Tenney family, or, the descendants of Thomas Tenney, of Rowley, Massachusetts, 1638-1890. Rumford Press. pp. 446, 592.
- ^ Stolfi-Tow, Daniela (2022-08-27). "Hawaii Independent film Wind and The Reckoning getting closer to coming to the screen!". Hawaii Reporter. Retrieved 2022-10-21.