Lucius E. Pinkham

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Lucius E. Pinkham

Lucius Eugene Pinkham (born September 19, 1850 in Chicopee , Hampden County , Massachusetts , †  November 2, 1922 in San Francisco , California ) was the fourth governor of the Territory of Hawaii and held this office from 1913 to 1918. Pinkham was the first member of the Democratic Party to hold this position.

Career

Lucius Pinkham was born in Chicopee in 1850. He moved to Hawaii in 1892 to set up a coal handling plant for the Oahu Railway & Land. He also supervised well projects for the sugar plantations.

In 1904 Pinkham was appointed chairman of the Territorial Board of Health . It was during this time that the idea of ​​draining the Waikiki wetlands through a two mile long drainage canal germinated . Although the idea was approved by the health authorities, this plan was only tackled when Pinkham was named territorial governor by US President Woodrow Wilson in 1913.

This hydraulic structure, later known as the Ala Wai Canal , and the associated drainage of the Waikiki wetland, are still visible evidence of Pinkham's tenure . Both contributed to the fact that Waikiki could develop into a tourist center.

Pinkham died on November 2, 1922 in San Francisco.

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SURNAME Pinkham, Lucius E.
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Pinkham, Lucius Eugene
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American politician, fourth Territorial Governor of Hawaii
DATE OF BIRTH September 19, 1850
PLACE OF BIRTH Chicopee , Massachusetts
DATE OF DEATH November 2, 1922
Place of death San Francisco , California