Lucius E. Pinkham
Lucius E. Pinkham | |
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Territorial Governor of Hawaii | |
In office November 30, 1913 – June 22, 1918 | |
Appointed by | Woodrow Wilson |
Preceded by | Walter F. Frear |
Succeeded by | Charles J. McCarthy |
Personal details | |
Born | Lucius Eugene Pinkham September 19, 1850 San Francisco, California, U.S. |
Political party | Democratic |
Lucius Eugene Pinkham (September 19, 1850 – November 2, 1922) was the fourth Territorial Governor of Hawaii, serving from 1913 to 1918. Pinkham was the first member of the Democratic Party of Hawaii to become governor.
Early life
Pinkham was born September 19, 1850, in
Hawaii Board of Health
On April 13, 1904, Pinkham was appointed president of the territorial Board of Health. While president of the Board of Health, he developed the idea of dredging the marshlands of Waikīkī via a two-mile long drainage canal. Although the idea was approved by the Board of Health, no action was taken on the proposal. Over his two terms, Pinkham's achievements included improving the conditions of the lepers at the Molokai settlement, economically reducing the occurrence of bubonic plague and cholera in Hawaii.[1]
In 1907, Pinkham's remarks on the Japanese community's behavior during a bubonic plague outbreak were found to be offensive, and the Japanese community's reaction was a major factor in Governor Frear's decision to not reappoint Pinkham for another term.[2] Pinkham was removed from the Board of Health on April 12, 1908.
Hawaiian Sugar Planter's Association
In April 1909, Pinkham was employed as a labor commissioner by the Hawaiian Sugar Planters' Association (HSPA) to help transport Filipino labor recruits to Hawaii. After four years, the HSPA ended Pinkham's contract "because of differences of opinion about the methods and purposes of recruiting Filipino workers."[2]
Territorial Governor of Hawaii
Despite having no previous political experience,
In 1917, during Pinkham's governorship, the deposed former monarch of the Hawaiian Islands,
He voluntarily resigned from his position[1] and was replaced by Charles J. McCarthy on June 22, 1918.[4]
Pinkham, who never married, died November 2, 1922, in
References
- ^ a b c d e White, J.T. (1921). The National Cyclopædia of American Biography Vol 17. p. 446. Retrieved 16 December 2015.
- ^ hdl:10524/373.
- Honolulu Advertiser. Retrieved 2010-04-25.
- ^ "Pinkham, Lucius E. office record". state archives digital collections. state of Hawaii. Archived from the original on 2012-03-20. Retrieved 2010-04-25.
- ^ "Obituary for Lucius E. Pinkham (Aged 73)". The San Francisco Examiner. November 3, 1922. p. 8. Retrieved February 18, 2021.