The Hawaiian gazette., 1899-12-01
DEATH Of A.f.POOR
Varied Career Brought to
a Close.
acts About the LIE history Of q
Man VINO Ones Held import
ant Local Osf,oss.
From Wednesdays Daily

The death of Mr.. Henry Poor, while
not unexpected by his immediate
friends, came a. surprise to most OF
the community. Mr.. Poor died yester-
Jay morning at o'clock after an Ill
ness extending over two years. He
vas we'll known In Honolulu and
throughout the Islands, having since
ais yuoth held many positions OF pri-
vate and public trust, up to the begin
ming OF revolutionary days and the ov-
erthrow Of the monarchy, OF which he
was a supporter.
Henry Poor was the eldest son of
Mrs. c. +. Bush OF this city. He was
born here June 8, 1856, and was 43
years of age at the time Of his death.
Mr. Poor received his early education
under Mr.. Gulick, ST., father OF the
late Charles T. Gulick OF Honolulu. He
afterwards attended Punahou College,
| at that time under the direction of Pro-
lessor Church. He left school, how
ever, at the age of IL and entered the
banking house Of Bishop & Co. as a
clerk, where he remained about eight
years At that time, owing to Ill
health, Mr.. Poor first visited the United
States, where he spent some three
months. When he returned to Homo
lulu he entered the mercantile house
of Castle & Cooke.
At this time he was selected by the
Government to act as secretary to Hon.
c p. Iaukea, the head of the Hawaiian
Embassy to the coronation of Alexan-
der III. OF Russia. Continuing from
there he made tour of the world, Wis
iting the greater part OF Europe, India,
Japan, Egypt, the United States and
England and meeting many great per-
sonages there. His visit to India was
Immediately connected with the Ques-
ton OF securing a labor supply for the
plantations of Hawaii.
While abroad Mr.. Poor received sew
eral foreign decorations. among which
were the Order of the Rising Sun OF
Japan, the Order of Simon Bolivar of
South America, an Austrian and Rus
sian order and several others. He also
held the Hawaiian Order of Crown of
Hawaii and Order of Kapiolani. Dur
ing his absence in foreign lands he
wrote long letters to his mother de.
scriptive of his travels which are said
to be very interesting, showing as
they did how native Hawaiian was
impressed with foreign customs ant
progress.
Upon his return Mr.. Poor became
clerk in the Supreme Court, taking
the place of Mr.. Fife. where he re-
manned until he was trans erred to the
Postal Savings Bank. He there began
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