President William McKinley’s nomination of Sanford B. Dole to be Governor of the Territory of Hawaii.
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Title
President William McKinley’s nomination of Sanford B. Dole to be Governor of the Territory of Hawaii.
Subject
Senate of the United States
Sanford Dole
Governor of the Territory of Hawaii
Hawaii.
Sanford Dole
Governor of the Territory of Hawaii
Hawaii.
Description
This is a letter written by President McKinley to Sanford Dole, nominating him as governor over the territory of Hawaii after the annexation. Dole was born in Honolulu to Christian missionaries, which perhaps influenced his ideological thinking in his later years. Sanford Dole was known to be very pro annexation and was keen to westernise the whole of Hawaii. In the process of doing this he was also destroying the Hawaiian monarchy and their culture, which he seemed to have no qualms in doing. I think this letter shows the eagerness of the US government, in ensuring someone would be in charge after the annexation.
Creator
William McKinley
Publisher
National Archives
https://www.archives.gov/legislative/features/hawaii/mckinley-dole.html
https://www.archives.gov/legislative/features/hawaii/mckinley-dole.html
Date
1900
Contributor
Catherine Kennedy
Rights
National Archives
https://www.archives.gov/legislative/features/hawaii/mckinley-dole.html
https://www.archives.gov/legislative/features/hawaii/mckinley-dole.html
Language
English
Type
Textual - handwritten
Identifier
20th century Hawai'i
Files
Collection
Citation
William McKinley , “President William McKinley’s nomination of Sanford B. Dole to be Governor of the Territory of Hawaii.,” The American Pacific Rim: Colonisation, Conflict and Connections, 1800-Present, accessed April 28, 2024, https://theamericanpacificrim.omeka.net/items/show/255.