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Samuel Wilder King

American politician (1886-1959) · United States · On the map · Politicians · Died at 72

Samuel Wilder King was the eleventh territorial governor of Hawaii and served from 1953 to 1957. He was appointed to the office after the term of Oren E. Long. Previously, King served in the United States House of Representatives as a delegate from the Territory of Hawaii.

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He was a member of the Republican Party of Hawaii and was the first of native Hawaiian descent to rise to the highest office in the territory.

Country
United States
Category
Politicians
Type
Politician
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1886 to 1959 · aged 72