SEPTEMBER 7, 1921

JOHN TIMOTEO BAKER DIED–GOVERNOR OF THE ISLAND OF HAWAII

Born in 1852 at Kailupe, on Oahu, of Hawaiian, Tahitian, and English descent, John attended the Lahainaluna School on Maui. His wife, High Chiefess Ululani Lewai Peleiōhōlani, was Governess of the Island of Hawaii (1886-88). In 1879, Baker and his brother Robert Hoapili Baker were models for the Kamehameha Statues by sculptor Thomas Ridgeway Gould. A member of the Hawaiian National Party, Baker served in the House of Representatives (1886 & 1890 assemblies). In 1886, King Kalākaua named him high sheriff of the Island of Hawaii. He served on the Privy Council for both Kalākaua and Queen Liliuokalani. In 1891, she appointed Baker to her staff and, in 1892, when she revived the Royal Governorships abolished after the Bayonet Constitution, appointed him Governor of the Island of Hawaii. [After the Kingdom was overthrown in 1893, the Provisional Government again abolished the posts]. Baker later was a cattle rancher & businessman on the island of Hawaii. He died in Honolulu.

Source:

“Another Historic Character of Old Hawaii Passes,” The Honolulu Advertiser, 9/8/1921.  Retrieved, 11/20/2023, John tamatoa Baker - Newspapers.com™

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Photo:  Author and date unknown, but pre-9/7/1921.  Public Domain.