Sanford Dole facts for kids

Sanford B. Dole
Sanford B. Dole
1st Territorial Governor of Hawaii
	In office; 14 June 1900 – 23 November 1903
Appointed by	William McKinley
Preceded by	Position Established; (Himself as President)
Succeeded by	George Carter
President of Hawaii
	In office; 4 July 1894 – 12 August 1898
Preceded by	Position Established (Liliuokalani as Queen)
Succeeded by	Position Abolished; (Himself as Governor)
Personal details
Born	Sanford Ballard Dole ; 23 April 1844; Honolulu, Kingdom of Hawaii
Died	9 June 1926 (aged 82); Honolulu, Territory of Hawaii
Nationality	Kingdom of Hawaii; Republic of Hawaii; United States
Political party	Republican
Spouse(s)	Anna Prentice Cate Dole
Alma mater	Williams College

Sanford Dole (April 23, 1844 – June 9, 1926) was an American politician. Dole was a part of a group of businessmen who first forced a new Hawaiian national constitution on the country during King David Kalakaua's reign and then after his death removed Queen Liliuokalani from the throne and took control of the country in 1893. They removed the queen by threatening to use the warships of the U.S. Navy had in Honolulu harbor.

Queen Liliuokalani did not want her people to be harmed so she agreed to do what the revolutionists wanted. The Queen went to Washington and talked to the American President, Grover Cleveland. Cleveland decided that this had been an act of war against the Hawaiian Kingdom. Cleveland ordered Sanford Dole, the President of the newly formed republic, to make Liliuokalani the queen again.

Dole refused to do this. He said that President Cleveland was interfering. Dole remained the president of Hawaii from 1894 until 1900 after Cleveland was elected out of office. The newly elected American president William McKinley signed the Newsland Resolution. The Newsland Resolution made Hawaii a territory of the United States. This ended any legal or military chance of restoring the Queen and the Hawaiian Kingdom.

Dole served as governor of Hawaii from 1900 until 1903, he was the first when he accepted a position as United States District Court judge. He remained a judge until 1915.

Images for kids

President Dole and the Cabinet of the Republic
Dole with family members.
Provisional Government cabinet, (left to right) James A. King, Dole, W. O. Smith and P. C. Jones
Dole, on left, continued as Governor of the new Territory of Hawaii after the Hawaiian Organic Act of 1900.