The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1894-07-14

IN OLD RESIDENT GONE.
$. n. CASTLE PASSES AWAY AT $40
THIS MORNING.
Once Prominent In HawaIi's Social,
Political and Religious Life
Funeral sunday p. NJ.

Funeral Sunday p
Mr.. s. N. Castle died shortly after
o'clock this morning. He had been il
for some time. recovering somewhat |
few days ago, but relapsing again yes
terday, passed away this morning Al
. stated. Out OF respect to the venerabl,
citizens family the hardware stores il
town have remained closed all day anc
flags were displayed at half-mast.
Samuel Northrup Castle was born in
Cazenoria, in New York State, August
18th, 1908. His childhood and youth wa.
full OF hardship and poverty. He was
one OF family OF nine children. Wig
orous health added to determination
to have an education enabled him to
acquire more than was usual in the
schools of those days. He had re-
tentive memory, read much, and was
able to make use OF his information. He
taught school for several winters, was
clerk from time to time in several
country stores, and, developing taste
and fitness for business, selected that
for his life. 1t was said of him then
and has often been said of him since,
that he would have made good lawyer.
for he was possessed of logical mind
quick PERCEPTION and sound judgment.
This opinion was justified in the
earlier years of Hawaiian iurisprud-
ence, when he was selected as arbitrator
in several cases.
lie became member of the Congre-
gational Church when about 20 years
old, and from then till his death tried to
live up to his belief.
While cashier of bank in Cleveland,
Ohio, he became convinced that he
ought to offer his services for missionary
work, and presented his name to the A.
BEEN. as teacher, but he was needed
in financial capacity, and was sent to
Hawaii as an assistant agent of the mis-
sionary colony then here. He arrived
in 1881 in the missionary ship Frasier,
with the largest of the several re.en-
forcements, Mr.. Chamberlain soon dy-
ing, he became the agent of the mission,
in which capacity he acted till 1863.
when he resigned. About 1850 he es-
tablished, with Mr.. A. s. Cooke, the
mercantile house of Castle & Cooke.
Early in lS41 his wife died, leaving an
infant daughter, now Mrs. T.. G. Hitch
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States in the fall and returned in
1913, bringing the present Mrs. Castle.
Until 1880, when he was stricken with
illness, Mr.. Castle was very actively
associated with the political, social and
religious life of the country. Taking
the political side first it may be said
that he was member of the Legisla-
ture in 1864 and 1865. Afterward, dur
ing the reigns of Kamehameha V and
kalakaua, he was member of the
Privy Councils and during Kalakaua's
reign was appointed member of the
House of Mobiles, and served until fail
ing health necessitated his resignation.
when he was succeeded by H. A. Wide
man. He retained an active interest in
the political affairs of the country to
the time of his death. During the dis
turbed reign of Lunalilo Mr.. Castle be-
came convinced that the time was rap
idly approaching when a distinctive
Hawaiian Government must cease and
believing that the best interests
of the country would be realz d under
annexation, he had since been an
earnest advocate OF annexation to the
United States. He lived and rejoiced to
see the Hawaiian Islands under a re-
publican form OF Government.
Mr.. Castle has always taken an active
interest in the commercial affairs OF the
country. He was an original member
and was for many years president of the
Chamber of Commerce. He was also an
original member OF the Board of Trus-
tees OF the Queens hospital, OF the
Sailors Home and OF Oahu College, of
the last OF which he was treasurer for a
term of forty years. Failing health
compelled his withdrawal from this
work.
Ill health has compelled Mr.. Castle to
be retired to his home and for the last
ten years he has not been a familiar
figure on the streets of Honolulu.
He leaves, besides his wife and Mrs.
Hitchcock, seven children and sixteen
grandchildren. His children are:
William r. Castle, attorney-at-law;
George P. Castle, OF Castle & Cooke;
James b. Castle, Collector-General of
Customs; Henry n. Castle, editor OF he
Commercidl-AdUertiser; Mrs. Coleman,
OF the kindergarten; Miss Carrie Castle,
and Mrs. Helen Meade OF Ann Arbor,
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