Ingram Stainback
Ingram Stainback | |
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Territorial Governor of Hawaii | |
| In office August 24, 1942 – May 8, 1951 | |
| Appointed by | Franklin D. Roosevelt |
| Preceded by | Joseph Poindexter |
| Succeeded by | Oren E. Long |
| Judge of the United States District Court for the Territory of Hawaii | |
| In office 1940–1943 | |
| Appointed by | Franklin D. Roosevelt |
| Preceded by | Seba Cormany Huber |
| Succeeded by | Joseph Frank McLaughlin |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Ingram Macklin Stainback May 12, 1883 Somerville, Tennessee, US |
| Died | April 12, 1961 (aged 77) Honolulu, Hawaii, US |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Alma mater | Princeton University University of Chicago |
Ingram Macklin Stainback (May 12, 1883 – April 12, 1961) was an American politician. He served as the ninth Territorial Governor of Hawaii from 1942 to 1951.
Early life
Stainback was born in 1883 in Somerville, Tennessee. His father, Charles A. Stainback Sr, was a lawyer and his brother, Charles A. Stainback, was a Democratic member of the Tennessee Senate.[1] The tombstone of Charles A. Stainback (1878-1961), is located in Somerville Cemetery, Somerville, Tennessee.
Stainback received his undergraduate degree from Princeton University and his Juris Doctor from the University of Chicago.[1]
Career
Stainback, a well-connected Democrat, came to Hawaii shortly after graduation and was appointed by Democratic Governor Lucius E. Pinkham in 1914 to the post of Territorial Attorney General.[2] He resigned in 1917 to join the Army and rose to the rank of major. When the war ended he returned to private practice in Hawaii.
Previous to his administration, Stainback was a United States District Attorney and then a judge on the U.S. District Court for the Territory of Hawaii. He was appointed to the office by President
A conservative Democrat, Stainback, whose full powers were restored on April 13, 1944, played a significant role in the lifting of
On September 26, 1951, he was appointed by President
Views on statehood
Stainback had supported statehood until as late as 1946 but vocally opposed it from 1947.
By the middle of the year, statehood campaigners had become openly critical of Stainback because of his seemingly ambivalent attitude to pursuing the issue.[7]: 122 By 1947, it was clear that Stainback was reluctant to support immediate statehood or further fund the Statehood Committee.[7]: 123 Instead, the Territorial Legislature became the major proponent of statehood, establishing and funding its own Statehood Commission.[7]: 122–123
Stainback claimed he changed his mind on statehood upon being briefed by the
Death and legacy
Stainback died in 1961 in
Stainback is memorialized on the
References
- ^ ISBN 9780878701322 – via Internet Archive.
- ^ "Stainback, Ingram Macklin office record". state archives digital collections. state of Hawaii. Archived from the original on 2011-10-07. Retrieved 2009-11-19.
- ^ "Past Governors". State of Hawaii office of the Governor. Retrieved 2009-11-19.
- ^ Hawaiian Journal of History. 27: 43–63.
- Far Eastern Survey. 15 (14): 209–213. Retrieved 4 February 2024.
- ^ US Government Printing Office (1946). "Hearings before the Subcommittee of the Committee on the Territories". William S. Richardson School of Law. Retrieved 4 February 2024.
- ^ University of Hawaii Press. pp. 120–179.
- University of Hawaii Press. pp. 192–233.
- ^ "Kulani Correctional Facility". Hawaii state department of public safety. Retrieved 2009-11-19.
- ^ "The black quota at Yale Law School" (PDF). The Public Interest. 1969. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-03-05.
- ^ "California Appellate Court Legacy Project – Interviewee Biography: Justice Macklin Fleming" (PDF).
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