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Samuel Wilder King

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American politician (1886-1959)

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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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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. 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.

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United States
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Politicians
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Politician
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deceased
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Lived 1886 to 1959 · aged 72
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