John Owen Dominis

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John Owen Dominis
Prince Consort of Hawaiian Islands
Reign	29 Jan 1891 — 17 Jan 1893
Spouse	Queen Lydia Liliuokalani
Full name
John Owen Dominis
Detail Titles and styles
HE The Royal Governor of Oʻahu HE The Royal Governor of Maui HRH The Prince Consort
Royal house	House of Kalakaua
Father	John Dominis
Mother	Mary Dominis
Born	10 March 1832(1832-03-10) Shenectady, New York
Died	27 August 1891 (aged 59) Washington Place, Honolulu, Oahu
Burial	Mauna Ala Royal Mausoleum

John, Prince Consort of Hawaii (John Owen Dominis) (styled His Royal Highness John, Prince Consort of Hawaii) (10 March 1832 – 27 August 1891) was an American-born statesman, Prince Consort of the Kingdom of Hawaiʻi and royal governor of the islands of Oʻahu and Maui in the present-day United States. Dominis was married to Queen Liliʻuokalani, the last reigning monarch of Hawaiʻi before being overthrown by the Committee of Safety, a group composed of American and European businessmen who sought to insure Western interests in the region. The overthrow resulted in the founding of the Republic of Hawaiʻi in 1893.

John Owen Dominis was born in Schenectady, New York. He grew up in a mansion commissioned by Kamehameha III for the Dominis family called Washington Place, formerly the home of the Governors of Hawaiʻi but now a museum. In 1862, Dominis married Princess Lydia Kamakaʻeha Paki, as Queen Liliuʻokalani was known then. Their wedding was postponed because of Kamehameha IV's death. John and Liliuokalani didn't have a very happy marriage. She wanted children of her own, but couldn't have any of her own. John chose to socialize without her and his relationship with his color-prejudiced mother-in-law saddened her further. He eventually had a child, John Owen Dominis, Jr. with another woman named Mary Purdy Lamiki Aimoku. Liliuokalani went on to adopt her husband's son. For a time Dominis was a mercantile clerk in San Francisco, and later he served as a clerk in a Honolulu commercial house. His marriage to Liliuokalani and his friendship with Kamehameha V brought him many honors. In 1868, Dominis was appointed royal governor of the islands of Oʻahu and Maui, an office he served until his death. Upon the death of Mary Dominis in 1889, Dominis' wife became mistress of Washington Place, which became a lesser royal palace. Dominis died on 27 August 1891 in Honolulu.

Preceded by Queen Kapiolani	Prince Consort of Hawaiʻi January 20, 1891 - August 27, 1891	Succeeded by Monarchy abolished
Preceded by Mataio Kekuanaoa	Royal Governor of Oahu 1868 - 1891	Succeeded by Archibald Scott Cleghorn