The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1926-06-10
Sanford Ballard Dole, For
Many Years Prominent in
Political Affairs Of the Ha-
waiian Islands. Succumbs to
the Infirmities Of Age

Honolulu. June lO-( AP) Sanford
Ballard Dole, to whom more than to
any other individual is due the inclu
sion Of the Hawaiian Islands in the
United States. is dead. The first and
only president Of the now almost for
gotten independent republic of Haiti.
which passed out of being with the
Anne rican annexation in 1900. and the
first governor Of the American terri
tory of Hawaii. came to the end of a
long life here yesterday afternoon.
Hawaii's first citizen had been in q
semiconscious condition for several
hours before the end, following a
gradual weakening. physically and
mentally. which set in Tuesday night.
He was 80 years old.
The annexation of the Hawaiian
Islands to the United States was due
more to the individual efforts of San
ford Ballard Dole than to any other
leader. He had been one Of the out
standing figures in the islands during
the latter years of their monarchical
government and the decade following
their annexation to the United States.
He served as the first and only pres
idcnt Of the Republic Of Hawaii,
whose existence from 1894 to 1900 is
now all hut forgotten.
Lawyer and Politician
Mr.. Dole was born in Hawaii April
%, 1874, the son Of Daniel and Emily
Ballard Dole, American missionaries.
He was educated at Oahu College, Ha-
waii, and Williams College at Will
liamstown, Mass. He studied law at
Boston and was admitted to the bar
there. Returning to the islands he
engaged in the practice Of law at
Honolulu. and entered politics as a
member Of the Hawaiian legislature
in which he served from 1882 to 1886
He became leader Of the reform
movement among the foreign clcmen,
in 1886. which forced King kalakaua's
signature to the so-called bayOne'
con stitution. which caused the king to
resign many Of his royal prcrogatives
Elevated to the Supreme Court IN
1887, he served until 1893, when he
became head Of the provisional gov
ernment which was set up by the re
form party after n successful revoI
against Queen Liliuokalani. who hat
succeeded her brother, King kalakaua
on the throne. This revolt resulted
from an attempt Of the queen to re
store a more absolute monarchy ant
disenfranchise the foreigners.
The queen sought the protection o
the United States and in response tt
her protest President Cleveland sen
| James H. Blount Of Georgia to tn,
! islands as commissioner paramount
! to investigate conditions in Hawaii
4 A demand was made on Dole to re
linquish to Queen Liliuokalani he
constitutional authority. but Dole ant
his hackers denied the right Of tn
United States to interfere and re
fased to comply with the instruction
/ of President Cleveland that the pro
! yisional authorities reinstatc the Ha
waiian Queen.
| Advocated Annexation
| With the decision of the Unite
States to go no further in the way o
intervention the Republic was estab
lished and Dole became president
serving until the annexation of tn
Islands to the United States in 1906
While serving as president he becam
an ardent advocate of annexation. an
in January, 1898. made visit t
| Washington in behalf OF the move
ment. He became the first territoris
governor. serving from 1900 to 1870;
and was then named Unite
States Judge for the distris
of Hawaii. serving until 1911
| During the admin istration {
President Mckinley. Mr.. Dole wa
named a member of a commission t
recommend legislation concerning tn
Hawaiian islands.
j Since his retirement from the 'benc
Of the United States District Cour
Mr.. Dole has devoted his time to hi
plantation estates. In 1873 he Marie
Anna p. Cate Of Castine, Me.