The Hawaiian gazette., 1915-06-08

for the Port Of Honolulu, which he
accepted, and from that on, for more
than forty years, he was a resident OF
Hawaii, becoming one Of its wealthiost
and most influential men. s.2y
Starts Bishop Bank .t.. .s.. .,. ,,.,. s u
In 1858, after being in trade for FIVE
years as partner Of w, A. Aldrieh. the
two started bank. General business
was growing. California had become
an important market for Hawafi's
4 agricultural products, and Honolulu
and LahaiDa we're the Midpacifc rem,
devious Of whalers. Money of all
nations circulated; there was need Of a
Secure place Of deposit and Of all the
| machinery of banking system. Mr.!
Bishop, whose business acumen had
grown with experience and whose rep.
utation for integrity was such as TO in
spire confidence in him as CON
servator Of his own and other peoples
money, had no trouble in associating
with him such interests as would make
his bank success from p, the start.
But he took no undue chances. He be-
gan in a small room in building in
a narrow street, where he and his
partner were their own book eeper,
cashier, receiving and paying teller
and janitor. Business grew rapidly.
The firm soon had to add another room
and q clerk, and finally a room or two
more were called for to accommodate
the increasing clerical force. Early
in the sixties the firm, whose banking
house was known as Bishop & Co., q
name which IL still bears, built two
story modern structure about a block
from the first site, and today the es.
tablishment, the controlling interest
of which Is held by Samuel NJ, Damon,
an early banking associate of Mr.. Bis.
hop, does In some respects the largest
business of its kind in the Territory
I of Hawaii. 3D.. O.
Marrtes q Princess
Mr.. Bishop had been cordially re,
ceived in Honolulu society, both white
and native, ands was especially vel
come among the Hawaiian chiefs OF
"Aliis,' as they were called At the
Young Chiefs School, where the prin
ees and Processes and the native
: aristocracy were educated, he was
, frequent, and wel.liked visitor. One
Of the pupils, Bernice Pauahi Paki, {
d, beautiful Hawaiian girl with the BLOOD
, of the Kamehamehas in her veins, ad
mired the young American, as he di,
her in return. ..5r.. ...
. .Paki, the father of Bernise wishe,
a her to marry either of the two prince
|, who afterward became King but tn
n young girl had her way and in June
, 1850, in the parlor Of the Young Chiefs
!, School, then situated on Palace Walk
!. a narrow street skirting the abode o
4 the reignihg family, she, became Mr.
n Charles Reed Bishop. But few ar
now living who were present at tn
ceremony, and they describe it as yer
i simple, the bride wearing white musli
:. with q jasmine wreath in her blac
!, hair. And then began welded. life nc
a less useful to Hawaii and Hawaiian
a than ID was happy to the participant
4 Enters the Government
. 1t. was natural that, man of NJ
: Bishops business reputation should +
q sought by high Office in a commute
:, where. tho King and chiefs realize
:, their own deficiencies in, public admir-
istration. Some time after he ha
~ inter married with the royal line an
II had retired from, the collector. genera
- ship of customs, Mr.. Bishop was i
=, vitod to accept a seat in the. ministr
y Kamehameha ", offered him a por
30 30 folio. But as the managing partner
> a banking house, he wanted all h
=" time to attend to his private busine
y and he found, every year, larg
~ respopsibility-more to do. Final
~ he made some exception to his rl
~ against taking office by accepting
40 scat in the lower branch of the leg
~ lature, ;bnt that. did not require mu,
10 of his time. 81 .iFs $
u In 1860, he was made a noble, for lii
~ thus, becoming a member Of the upp
% legislative chamber, but only with bic
~ NAL duties But as time went, on a.
~ he was able to leave more of the {
tails Of the banking business to othe
Mr.. Bishop yielded to the public desi
as administrative branches of the govel
~ ment. Having keen interest In edut
- tiOn he became president of the boa
M of public instruction, and MS such par
=. cinated, in an era of school building a
" of modern ways Of teaching which h
~ much to do with making Hawaiians I
qs most rliterate aboriginal people in
y; world. There was also work to- his tn
in the PRIV council, where he held a. 81
m during three reigns.
ch In the Ministry
70 The last of the enthrODcd Kane
or mehas was Lpnalilo, who lived to re-
DC, about one year. Of LunaIilo's perso
md stability tberc was some doubt, and
IN responsible elements In the coun
'ks wanted to guide him with strong haI
lie so Mr.. Bishop was induced, for the p
len lie good, and with the Kings eager
the sent, to accept Office under him and fC
sh- aministry. In the resultant cabinet.
ac- Bishop, retaining his place as noble
thr the legislature, became minister of
eign affairs his colleagues being wi
men of character, +, O. Hall, Robert S
in ling, and Albert +, Judd, the latte
ont son Of Doctor judi the missions
isit statesman Of the carly period. himsel
ros. future chief Justice and chancellor
lost the kingdom. ~..E ~.
oke Pearl Harbor, Negotiation
ven 1t was while at the head of the u
istry that Mr.. Bishop entered into
the preliminaries to a negotiation with
yap, United States for the cessi0n of p
mes, HarboE Ulysses s, Grant was then,
lept ilcnt. and like. Abraham Lincoln,
lime had seut an agent to look over llal
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