Henry Alexander Baldwin
Henry Alexander Baldwin | |
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William P. Jarrett | |
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Born | Kingdom of Hawaii | January 12, 1871
Died | October 8, 1946 Pāʻia, Maui, Territory of Hawaii | (aged 75)
Political party | Hawaii Republican Party |
Spouse | Ethel Frances Smith |
Children | Frances Hobron Baldwin |
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Henry Alexander Baldwin or Harry Alexander Baldwin (January 12, 1871 – October 8, 1946) was a sugarcane plantation manager, and politician who served as Congressional Delegate to the United States House of Representatives representing the Territory of Hawaii. He was one of the earliest leaders of the Hawaii Republican Party.
Life
He returned to work for his father and uncle on the Haiku sugarcane plantation. From 1897 to 1904 he became manager. Sugarcane production became very profitable with increasing trade with the United States and annexation of Hawaii in 1898. Haiku merged with the Pāʻia plantation, and he became president of the combined operation called the Maui Agricultural Company.[3] He served as president of Maui Telephone Company, and Maui Publishing Company. He was a director of Baldwin Bank, which later became part of First Hawaiian Bank.[4] In 1916, during World War I, he served as colonel of the 3rd Regiment of the Hawaii National Guard. On July 19, 1897, he married Ethel Frances Smith (1879–1967), daughter of lawyer William Owen Smith in Honolulu — his younger brother Samuel would later marry sister Katherine Smith. They had one daughter, Frances Hobron (1904–1996) who married J. Walter Cameron (1895–1976), manager of the Pineapple plantation in Honolua.[3] Cameron's company
Politics
Baldwin became county chairman for the Hawaii Republican Party in 1912.
He entered local politics in 1913 when he was elected to the Hawaii Territorial Senate.
Legacy
A beach park near Pāʻia, originally a company recreation facility, is named for him at 20°54′46″N 156°23′27″W / 20.91278°N 156.39083°W.[11] The 1917 mansion designed by his cousin architect
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References
- ^ "company history". on Alexander & Baldwin corporate web site. Archived from the original on 2009-07-13. Retrieved 2009-07-26.
- ^ "History: 7 Generations - a paniolo legacy". web site. Piʻiholo Ranch. Archived from the original on 2015-02-23. Retrieved 2010-01-12.
- ^ Honolulu Star Bulletin.
- ^ John William Siddall, ed. (1917). Men of Hawaii: being a biographical reference library, complete and authentic, of the men of note and substantial achievement in the Hawaiian Islands. Vol. 1. Honolulu Star-Bulletin. p. 31.
- ^ "About Us - J. Walter Cameron". web site. J. Walter Cameron Center. Archived from the original on 2009-04-15. Retrieved 2010-01-06.
- ^ Gary Kubota (March 28, 1996). "Obituaries: Frances Cameron, 92, member of Maui Pine family". Honolulu Star-Bulletin.
- ^ "Maui Land & Pineapple Company, Inc. Announces New Corporate Direction" (PDF). Press Release. Maui Land & Pineapple Company. November 3, 2009. Retrieved 2010-01-10.
- ^ "Baldwin, Henry A. office record". state archives digital collections. state of Hawaii. Archived from the original on 2011-10-07. Retrieved 2009-11-29.
- ^ United States Congress. "Henry Alexander Baldwin (id: B000088)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
- ^ Biographical Directory of the American Congress
- ^ Lloyd J. Soehren (2004). "lookup of Baldwin". on Hawaiian place names. Ulukau, the Hawaiian Electronic Library. Archived from the original on 2012-07-28. Retrieved 2010-01-08.
- ^ "Kaluanui: Harry and Ethel Baldwin Estate". web site. Hui Noʻeau Visual Arts Center. 2006. Archived from the original on 2010-01-15.