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William Austin Whiting
William Austin Whiting (August 5, 1855 – January 18, 1908) was an American lawyer and politician of the Kingdom, Republic, and Territory of Hawaii. He served as Attorney General of Hawaii and was an associate justice of the Supreme Court of Hawaii. During his college years, he was captain of the 1875 Harvard Crimson football team. Life and career Whiting was born August 5, 1855, in Charlestown, Massachusetts. His ancestors included Massachusetts colonial governors Thomas Dudley and Simon Bradstreet, and Reverend John Cotton. He became a sixth generation Harvard College graduate, and served as captain of the 1875 Harvard Crimson football team. After graduating Harvard, he became a lawyer and practiced in Boston and Charlestown. Whiting resettled in the Hawaiian Islands in 1880 where his uncle James W. Austin was an associate justice of the Supreme Court of the Kingdom of Hawaii. He continued his law practice in Honolulu. In 1891, the newly enthroned Queen Liliuokal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hawaiian Supreme Court Justices (PP-28-7-020)
Hawaiian may refer to: * Native Hawaiians, the current term for the indigenous people of the Hawaiian Islands or their descendants * Hawaii state residents, regardless of ancestry (only used outside of Hawaii) * Hawaiian language Historic uses * things and people of the Kingdom of Hawaii, during the period from 1795 to 1893 * things and people of the Republic of Hawaii, the short period between the overthrow of the monarchy and U.S. annexation * things and people of the Territory of Hawaii, during the period the area was a U.S. territory from 1898 to 1959 * things and people of the Sandwich Islands (other), Sandwich Islands, the name used for the Hawaiian Islands around the end of the 18th century Other uses * Hawaiian Airlines, a commercial airline based in Hawaii * Hawaiian pizza, a style of pizza topped with pineapple See also * Hawaiians (other) * Hawaiian cuisine (other) * Hawaiian Islands * Hawaiian kinship * {{disambig Language and nation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Honolulu
Honolulu (; ) is the capital and largest city of the U.S. state of Hawaii, which is in the Pacific Ocean. It is an unincorporated county seat of the consolidated City and County of Honolulu, situated along the southeast coast of the island of Oahu, and is the westernmost and southernmost major U.S. city. Honolulu is Hawaii's main gateway to the world. It is also a major hub for business, finance, hospitality, and military defense in both the state and Oceania. The city is characterized by a mix of various Asian, Western, and Pacific cultures, reflected in its diverse demography, cuisine, and traditions. ''Honolulu'' means "sheltered harbor" or "calm port" in Hawaiian; its old name, ''Kou'', roughly encompasses the area from Nuuanu Avenue to Alakea Street and from Hotel Street to Queen Street, which is the heart of the present downtown district. The city's desirability as a port accounts for its historical growth and importance in the Hawaiian archipelago and the broader P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard Frederick Bickerton
Richard Frederick Bickerton (April 3, 1844 – December 12, 1895) was a British-born associate justice of the Supreme Court of Hawaii and a member of Liliʻuokalani's Privy Council of State. He served one term as a legislative representative from Hamakua on the island of Hawaii. Background A native of Greenwich, London, England, his family later relocated to Melbourne, Australia. As a young adult, he spent two years traveling and working in New Zealand, Tahiti and North America. A one-year stay in San Francisco garnered letters of recommendation for Bickerton. Afterwards, during what was intended as only a brief stopover in Honolulu, he became acquainted with merchant William Lowthian Green, who helped him get a job at Kaalaea Plantation on Oahu, where Bickerton rose to position of manager. He eventually also managed Kalaia Plantation and Wailua Plantation. Bickerton went bankrupt in a business venture, and changed his career path by studying law while in the employ of W ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Justices Of The Supreme Court Of Hawaii
Following is a list of justices of the Supreme Court of Hawaii. Current justices Past justices From October 8, 1840, to January 15, 1848, the court was known as the Supreme Court of the Kingdom of Hawaii. *This early Supreme Court was head by the King, the Kuhina Nui, and four other chiefs elected by the representative body to serve as Judges. The four judges of the Supreme Court were not associate justices but served that capacity as assistants to the chief justice, i.e. the King. From January 15, 1848, to December 6, 1852, it was known as the Superior Court of the Kingdom of Hawaii. From December 6, 1852, to January 17, 1893, it was known as the Supreme Court of the Kingdom of Hawaii. From January 17, 1893, to July 4, 1898, it was known as the Supreme Court of the Republic of Hawaii. From July 4, 1898, to August 21, 1959, it was known as the Supreme Court of the Territory of Hawaii. From August 21, 1959, to the present, it is known as the Supreme Court of Hawaii. Pre-stateh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
ʻIolani Palace
The Iolani Palace ( haw, Hale Aliʻi ʻIolani) was the royal residence of the rulers of the Kingdom of Hawaii beginning with Kamehameha III under the Kamehameha Dynasty (1845) and ending with Queen Liliʻuokalani (1893) under the Kalākaua Dynasty, founded by her brother, King David Kalākaua. It is located in the capitol district of downtown Honolulu in the U.S. state of Hawaii. It is now a National Historic Landmark listed on the National Register of Historic Places. After the monarchy was overthrown in 1893, the building was used as the capitol building for the Provisional Government, Republic, Territory, and State of Hawaii until 1969. The palace was restored and opened to the public as a museum in 1978. The ʻIolani Palace is the only royal palace on US soil. Early history Pohukaina and the House of Kamehameha In the early 19th century, the site of ʻIolani Palace was near an ancient burial site was known as Pohukaina. It is believed to be the name of a chief (sometimes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Misprision Of Treason
Misprision of treason is an offence found in many common law jurisdictions around the world, having been inherited from English law. It is committed by someone who knows a treason is being or is about to be committed but does not report it to a proper authority. Australia Under Australian law a person is guilty of misprision of treason if he: The maximum penalty is life imprisonment. Canada Under section 50(1)(b) of the Canadian ''Criminal Code'', a person is guilty of an offence (although it is not described as misprision) if: The maximum penalty is 14 years. Republic of Ireland Under section 3 of the Treason Act 1939 a person is guilty of misprision of treason if "knowing that any act the commission of which would be treason is intended or proposed to be, or is being, or has been committed, edoes not forthwith disclose the same, together with all particulars thereof known to him, to a Justice of the District Court, or an officer of the Gárda Síochána, or some other ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1895 Counter-Revolution In Hawaii
The 1895 Wilcox rebellion, or the Counter-Revolution of 1895 was a brief war from January 6 to January 9, 1895, that consisted of three battles on the island of Oahu, Republic of Hawaii. It was the last major military operation by royalists who opposed the overthrow of the Kingdom of Hawaii. Because of its brevity and few casualties, this conflict is largely forgotten; in some cases those who rediscover it coin a new name for the conflict, but it is frequently referred to as the “Counter-revolution”. Background Republic of Hawaii Following the 1887 Hawaiian Constitution and the 1893 coup d'état, a temporary government was formed by the Committee of Safety until an assumed annexation by the United States. They were successful with President Benjamin Harrison in negotiating an annexation treaty; however, Harrison's term in office came to an end before the treaty could be ratified by Congress. The new President, Grover Cleveland, opposed the idea of annexation, being ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Overthrow Of The Kingdom Of Hawaii
The overthrow of the Hawaiian Kingdom was a ''coup d'état'' against Queen Liliʻuokalani, which took place on January 17, 1893, on the island of Oahu and led by the Committee of Safety (Hawaii), Committee of Safety, composed of seven foreign residents and six non-aboriginal Hawaiian Kingdom subjects of American descent in Honolulu. The Committee prevailed upon American minister John L. Stevens to call in the United States Marine Corps, U.S. Marines to protect the national interest of the United States of America. The insurgents established the Republic of Hawaii, but their ultimate goal was the annexation of the islands to the United States, which Newlands Resolution, occurred in 1898. The 1993 Apology Resolution by the United States Congress, U.S. Congress concedes that "the overthrow of the Kingdom of Hawaii occurred with the active participation of agents and citizens of the United States and [...] the Native Hawaiian people never directly relinquished to the United State ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Trial Of Liliuokalani (PP-98-12-007) Cropped
In law, a trial is a coming together of parties to a dispute, to present information (in the form of evidence) in a tribunal, a formal setting with the authority to adjudicate claims or disputes. One form of tribunal is a court. The tribunal, which may occur before a judge, jury, or other designated trier of fact, aims to achieve a resolution to their dispute. Types by finder of fact Where the trial is held before a group of members of the community, it is called a jury trial. Where the trial is held solely before a judge, it is called a bench trial. Hearings before administrative bodies may have many of the features of a trial before a court, but are typically not referred to as trials. An appeal (appellate proceeding) is also generally not deemed a trial, because such proceedings are usually restricted to a review of the evidence presented before the trial court, and do not permit the introduction of new evidence. Types by dispute Trials can also be divided by the type ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paul Neumann (Attorney General)
Paul Neumann (1839 – July 2, 1901) was a lawyer, politician, and diplomat in California and the Kingdom of Hawaii. Background Born and educated in Prussia, Neumann and his twin brother Edward relocated to California in 1854. The brothers worked in the goldmines, where Paul broke his leg. Eventually, Edward relocated to New Orleans and Paul moved to San Francisco. He became a lawyer in California around 1864, and was elected to represent San Francisco for three terms in the California State Senate. Hawaii He worked for fellow-German American Claus Spreckels (1828–1908), who maintained a monopoly of the refining of sugar from Hawaii in California. Neuman met Hawaiian royalty when they would come to California to be entertained by Spreckels. Neumann was the Republican Party of California's candidate for the United States House of Representatives in November 1882 for the San Francisco district. However, he was attacked by the ''San Francisco Chronicle'' as being a "sugar coa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles Burnett Wilson
Charles Burnett "C.B." Wilson (4 July 1850 – 12 September 1926) was a British and Tahitian superintendent of the water works, fire chief under King Kalākaua, and Marshal of the Kingdom under Queen Liliuokalani. Wilson was also the father of John H. Wilson. Early years C. B. Wilson was born at sea, on a voyage between Tahiti and Fanning Island on 4 July 1850. His father Charles Burnett Wilson (1801–1853) was Scottish by ethnicity and a British subject but grew up in Papeete, Tahiti. He became a sea trader and captain of his own ship. He was moving his family to Fanning Island to establish a coconut plantation for producing coconut oil. His mother was Tetaria, a Tahitian chiefess. Wilson's father continued searching for unmapped islands in the Pacific. He was lost at sea en route from Australia to New Zealand in 1853. Tetaria, strained from the stresses of rearing two sons on a plantation island, handed over Wilson and his younger brother Richard to Captain Harry English who ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Legislature Of The Kingdom Of Hawaii
The Legislature of the Hawaiian Kingdom () was the bicameral (later unicameral) legislature of the Hawaiian Kingdom. A royal legislature was first provided by the 1840 Constitution of the Hawaiian Kingdom, 1840 Constitution and the 1852 Constitution of the Hawaiian Kingdom, 1852 Constitution was the first to use the term Legislature of the Hawaiian Islands, and the first to subject the Monarchy of Hawaii, monarch to certain democratic principles. Prior to this the monarchs ruled under a Council of Chiefs (ʻAha Aliʻi). Structure The Legislature from 1840 to 1864 was bicameral and originally consisted of a lower House of Representatives and an upper House of Nobles as provided for under the 1840 Constitution of the Hawaiian Kingdom, Constitutions of the Kingdom of 1840 and 1852 Constitution of the Hawaiian Kingdom, 1852, until abolished by the 1864 Constitution of the Hawaiian Kingdom, 1864 Constitution which then provided for a unicameral Legislature. House of Nobles The memb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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