The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1896-06-30

says the San Francisco Call Of June 10.
General Dimond had been failing in
health for years. and some months ago
his constitution began 10 weaken per
eepubly. So, on the advice of his ply
sicians, he surrendered active business
employment al his Office. He had two
or three sinking spells Of late, and the
members OF his family were panied by
premature newspaper articles TO the ef-
feet that he was dying.
William Henry Dimond was born in
Honolulu, November II, 1888, and was
therefore in his 5Sth year. His father,
q man Of New England birth, went TO
Hawaii as & missionary. General Di-
mond's ancestors, dating back TO his
great. great grandfather, were New
England people who participated in the
French and Indian wars and valiantly
fought in the Revolutionary war for
American independence. His great
grandfather. Jesse Dimond, served in
the war OF 1S12-15, fighting against the
British
When the great civil war OF 1861 came
IN the United States William Henry Di-
moud was living in Hawaii He es-
poused the cause of the Union and ten
de-ed his services 10 President Lincoln,
offering 70 bring 100 men with him.
At that particular time England was
seeking 6 pretext 10 quarrel with the
United States, so Secretary Seward ad-
vised against the acceptance of yolun-
reers recruited on foreign shore. and
Dimo1d's offer was kindly declined by
President Lincoln
As the war progressed young Dimond
resolved 20 enter the contest himself
so he travelled 600 miles from Honolu-
IN TO Washington and asked to be as
signed TO duty He was commissioned
captain and ordered for duty on the
stan OF Major General Rufus Saxton
then commanding the Federal forces
with headquarters al Beaufort, s. C
After the surrender Of Lee and John.
sion Captain Dimond resigned, declin,
ing 10 accept commission in the regu.
lar army.
After the war he made q tour OF Eu.
rope and then resumed his business ca.
resr in Honolulu In 1861 he came Il
san Francisco, establishing business
connections with the firm OF Williams
Blanchard & Co In 1880, on the retire
uenr of Mr.. Blanchard. the firm be
cane Williams, Dimond & Co.
IN 1850 he was appointed Iieutenan
colonel on the STAFF OF Governor Georg
c. Perkins, and on December II, 1881
ne was commissioned brigGdier general
Second Brigade, " G. c., succeeding
General John McCoub, who had beeI
appointed warden OF the Folsom prison
he was rezppointed brigadier genera
By Governor Bartlett and appointe,
major general OF the division by Gov
ernor Waterman on September g, 1887
He was reappointed major general b.
Governor Markham and held that ranl
81 the time Of his death. as his resig
nation rendered short time ago. va
Tot accepted by Governor Budd-
General Dimond was an active com
penio1 OF the Loyal Legion, and va.
elected commander OF the California
Conmandery OF the order in 1889. H
was Z eonrade OF the Grand Army o
the Republic, belonging to George II
Thomas post He was chairman OF thl
finance committee Of the national en-
eanpmeat held in San Francisco. anC
rendered excellent service He sIsI
served one campaign as chairman oi
the Republican State Central Commit.
tee He served three years as PARK
Commissioner. resfgning that position
when he was appointed by President
Harrison On the recommendation OF
United States Senator Stanford, as su-
perintendelt OF the United States mint
il San Francisco John Daggett was