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Robert William Kalanihiapo “Iron Duke of Hawaii” Wilcox

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Robert William Kalanihiapo “Iron Duke of Hawaii” Wilcox

Birth
Maui County, Hawaii, USA
Death
23 Oct 1903 (aged 48)
Honolulu, Honolulu County, Hawaii, USA
Burial
Honolulu, Honolulu County, Hawaii, USA Add to Map
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Delegate to U.S. Congress from Hawaii Territory, 1900-1903. Leader of the Hawaiian revolution of 1889, tried for treason, but acquitted by a jury. In 1895 he was involved in the rebellion and was sentenced to death, but was later given a 35 year sentence instead. He was pardoned in 1898.Robert William Kalanihiapo Wilcox
First elected delegate to the United States Congress for the Territory of Hawaii.
Delegate to U.S. Congress from Hawaii Territory, 1900-1903. Leader of the Hawaiian revolution of 1889, tried for treason, but acquitted by a jury. In 1895 he was involved in the rebellion and was sentenced to death, but was later given a 35 year sentence instead. He was pardoned in 1898.Robert William Kalanihiapo Wilcox
First elected delegate to the United States Congress for the Territory of Hawaii.


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