Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1904-02-20
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John Thomas Warehouse, arriving
here May /, 1851, Warehouse, the
elder. Immediately starting the old
house of ]. 4. Warehouse on Queen
street.
Soon after arrival here, deceased
was put to school and on becoming old
enough entered Punahou, where he
graduated He never went abroad to
school, but was nevertheless one OF
the best educated and best.read men
in the country. Besides being thor.
ough English scholar, there are but
few white men among the Hawaiian
scholars of today who could speak bet.
ter the native language OF the country.
1t was not long after leaving college
that young Warehouse went into bus.
mess with his father at the old stand
on Queen street. The family at the
time lived at the old homestead in M.
uanu avenue, which is opposite the
present residence II the deceased. He
prospered with his father and remain.
ed in the business with him and his
brother John until about six months
Gtter the death of the elder Water
house, in 1895. He then sold out to
his brother John and started in at a
new location few doors from the old
store. carrying on a general business
and commission agency under the
name of II. Warehouse 4 Co.
| Mr. Waterhouse continued at this
business until January of 1903, whe1
| he incorporated the Henry Warehouse
Trust Co. and moved into the more
spacious quarters at the corner of Mer-
chant and Fort streets, at present &C.
cupied by the company.
Besides being active in the work of
his own company he was connected
with many other corporations in the
city as director. In G. Brewer & Co.,
he was. next to p. c. Jones, the long
est standing director in the corpora
ton. He was also director in the II.
A. Co.. Honomu, Waialua, the Bank of
Hawaii and other corporations. From
all Of these, with the one exception Of
&c. Brewer & Co.. deceased resigned a
short time ago on account OF his con-
tinued Illness. Mr.. Waterhouse was
one of the incorporators of the Bank
Of Hawaii.
At the earliest stages of the Waialua
Agricultural company's formation, de.
ceased was instrumental in putting
through the deal by means Of which
the Gaspar Silva ranch was sold TO the
sugar estate.
Mr.. Waterhouse was very prominent
politically during the reign of Kala-
kaua and then. later on, during the
days Of the Provisional Government
and the Republic. He served first rs a
member of the House of Representa-
tives under the monarchy one term
and was later on appointed member
of the House of Mobiles.
Under the Provisional Government
Mr.. Waterhouse served as one Of the
thirteen members Of the Committee OF
Safety. He was also elected senator
in the first Legislature under the Re-
public.
! The church history Of the deceased
covers period dating back to the time
when he was but young man. In
fact. people do not remember when he
was not in some way or other connect
ed with church work He was one of
the most prominent members and also
q deacon in Central Union church. He
was treasurer of Kawaiahao and on all
important occasions never failed to
say few encouraging words in Ha-
waiian, to congregation and Sunday
school, as the case might be. For
years he was superintendent and
1 treasurer Of the Kaumakapili church
Sunday school and was also member
OF the church building committee.
Deceased was president OF the Evan
gelical Society, being elected to the
place after the death Of j. b. Atherton
and resigning short time ago when
1t was found that health was falling.
Previous to his election to the presi-
dency, he was vice president for long
period OF time. He was always in at
tendance at the evangelical meetings.
his knowledge Of Hawaiian standing
him in good stead in the discussions.
Mr.. Warehouse was also president OF
the Y. NJ. c. A. at one time and later
on was member OF the financial COM
mittee.
Mr.. Waterhouse leaves widow,
sister, brother and three
children of the immediate fam
| lily to mourn their loss VIM.
Warehouse, the only surviving broth
er. since the death of John and Henry.
| Is now a resident Of Pasadena, Cal,
and a cablegram was sent to him this
morning, conveying the sad news.
Mrs. w. II. Rice. Of Kauai, is the only
sister. She arrived in the w. G. Hall
last Sunday morning in response to
urgent summons sent to Kauai.
| Mrs. A. b. Wood, Mrs. Corbett and
Albert Waterhouse are the only surviv-
ing children, Henry having died some
years ago. Mrs. Corbett left for the
Coast In a recent steamer, SO that Mrs.
Wood and Albert were the only ones