Biographical Overview & Key Facts

Subject:

Sanford B. Dole

Role / Field:

American jurist and politician who championed the westernization of Hawaii.

Born:

1844-04-23

Died:

1926-06-09

Century / Era:

1844s Historical Era

Database Source:

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Origins & Early Life

Sanford Ballard Dole (April 23, 1844 – June 9, 1926) was a lawyer and jurist. He lived through the periods when Hawaii was a kingdom, provisional government, republic, and territory. Dole advocated the westernization of Hawaiian government and culture. After the overthrow of the monarchy, he served as the President of the Republic of Hawaii, until his government secured Hawaii's annexation by the United States.

Pivotal Works & Achievements

He then became the Territory of Hawaii's first Governor and the second Judge of the Hawaiian District Court. Dole was born April 23, 1844, in Honolulu to Protestant Christian missionaries from Maine in the United States. His father was Daniel Dole (1808–1878), principal at Oahu College (known as Punahou School after 1934), and his mother was Emily Hoyt Ballard (1808–1844). His mother died from complications within a few days of his birth. Dole was named after his maternal uncle, Sanford K.

Enduring Legacy & Impact

Ballard, a classmate of his father's at Bowdoin College who died in 1841. He was nursed by a native Hawaiian, and his father married Charlotte Close Knapp in 1846. In 1855 the family moved to Kōloa on the island of Kauaʻi, where they operated another school, which Sanford...

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