John Owen Dominis
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John Owen Dominis | |
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Prince Consort of Hawaiian Islands | |
Reign | 29 Jan 1891 — 17 Jan 1893 |
Spouse | Queen Lydia Liliuokalani |
Full name | |
John Owen Dominis | |
Titles and styles | |
HE The Royal Governor of Oʻahu HE The Royal Governor of Maui HRH The Prince Consort |
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Royal house | House of Kalakaua |
Father | John Dominis |
Mother | Mary Dominis |
Born | 10 March 1832 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 |