Talk:George Charles Moʻoheau Beckley

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3. George Charles Moʻoheau Kauluheimalama Beckley (May 5, 1849 – July 4, 1910), served as purser of the steamship Kinau and received the honorary title of "The Admiral of Honolulu Harbor" from the Association of Masters, Mates & Pilots No. 54", of which he was a member. Queen Liliuokalani appointed him as a member of her Privy Council in 1891. He married Mary Camille Riody (1856–1950), also known as Mary Risely: wife. Accompanied Princess Liliuokalani and Queen Kapiolani on first leg of Golden Jubilee of Queen Victoria tour, see Talk:Liliʻuokalani/Archive 3#Traveling companions during 1887 jubilee.

1. William Kauluheimalama Beckley (?–?)
2. Henry Hoolulu Pitman Beckley (1877/1878–after 1930), married Mabel R. Woods, daughter of James Woods and Mary Ann Parker. Attended Stanford.
3. Juanita K. Beckley (1885–1932)
4. George Mooheau Beckley Jr. (?–?)

I recommend the title name of George Charles Moʻoheau Beckley or George Moʻoheau Beckley. An article about his son is not likely. KAVEBEAR (talk) 00:43, 30 December 2019 (UTC)

@KAVEBEAR: Thanks. Seems like he might be interesting, but all I've delved into so far are the events surrounding his death. No hurry on this one, depends on how much time I have to dig up info. Odd thing, is that in the years he was supposedly on Liliuokalani's privy council, I find news mentions of a George Beckley who was a purser on a ship in the islands. And this doesn't mention government service of any type. Seems odd. that only the Hawaii State Archives Digital Collection mentions that. — Maile (talk) 00:51, 30 December 2019 (UTC)

He was both although I wouldn't emphasize his political career too much. He is was the purser of the inter-island steamer Kinau which is also referenced in Hawaii's Story ("Mr. George Beckley, the purser of the steamer, requested me earnestly not to land,"). I mean 19th-century politicians are not most modern day politicians. It is not a job you could live off of full time especially in Hawaii where the legislature met for a few weeks and not all Privy Councilor attended the Privy Council meetings. I'm not sure even if Privy Councilors were paid. He was appointed to the council on August 31, 1891[1] but he seem to have only attended one official meeting when he was sworn in 1892. The Privy Council minutes note he and John K. Kaunamano (who was on her brother's council) were sworn in on the July 8, 1892 meeting by Chief Justice Albert Francis Judd. He also seems entirely absent for any of the subsequent meetings, the two remaining ones on August 31st 1892 and November 15th" 1892, unlike Kaunamano who attended both. His brother was Frederick William Kahapula Beckley Sr. and their sister Maria Beckley Kahea was kahu of the Royal Mausoleum. The Beckleys are a fascinating family and was truly a melting pot marrying into Hawaiian, Chinese and Euro-American families. KAVEBEAR (talk) 01:11, 30 December 2019 (UTC)

William

Son William... Everything contradicts. Is William Beckley son of Frederick Beckley and Emma Metcalf Beckley Nakuina or George Moʻoheau and Mary Kameeleihiwa Miner Dickson Brown (who would have had too have divorced Beckley or conceived out of wedlock before her marriages to Menzies Dickson and Cecil Brown)...Neither William nor Mary is mentioned in George's obituary.

• https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Beckley-377
• https://ancestors.familysearch.org/en/LCQM-PMK/william-ahuena-beckley-sr-1873-1947
• https://www.newspapers.com/clip/10011449/obit_william_ahuena_beckley/ - this one says Mary was his stepmother.
• https://www.newspapers.com/clip/10011410/obit_great_grandfather_beckley/
• https://www.newspapers.com/clip/35844522/cecil_kikila_brown_mary_k_miner/

KAVEBEAR (talk) 06:39, 3 February 2020 (UTC)

Don't you love Hawaiian family roots? I think Wikipedia doesn't necessarily accept genealogies as reliable sourcing. Let's toss in Hanai - not a guarantee the obits know who was hanai or not. The Beckleys kept re-using names. confusing everybody for more than a century.

Please see

• Taylor, Clarice B. (July 18, 1960). "Hoopololei: Beckleys". Honolulu Star-Bulletin.

Mary Camille Beckley was in his will as his legal widow. Son William is not mentioned. According to William's obit above, he was 76 years old. That would put his birth year as 1874-75. Henry Pitman Beckley was born May 17, 1876. Mary and George married May 20, 1876;

• "Football injury – William Beckley, son of Hon. G. C. Beckley". The Honolulu Advertiser. October 27, 1891.

If William was hanai, that could be one reason why he was not mentioned in the will.

• "Beckley Estate Left in Trust". The Honolulu Advertiser. July 20, 1910.
• "Death of Mary Beckley, February 1950, widow of George Charles Mooheau Beckley". The Honolulu Advertiser. February 12, 1950.

— Maile (talk) 12:27, 3 February 2020 (UTC)

But the Dickson’s and Henry Pitman Beckley are mentioned as his half-siblings in William Ahuena Beckley’s obituary lending more credibility that there was some sort of earlier union/liaison. Also interestingly your source: https://www.newspapers.com/clip/43497434/football_injury_william_beckley_son/ mentions a Dr. Miner treating the wounded William. Could this be an uncle or grandfather? KAVEBEAR (talk) 14:41, 3 February 2020 (UTC)

I don't know. But for the time being, I've added a footnote to his mention in the family background. Feel to edit that footnote. — Maile (talk) 15:06, 3 February 2020 (UTC)

I have also noted in the article, that the terms of Beckley's estate was to be 100% to his wife Mary as long as she lived. Once she died, the estate was to be evenly divided between "her children", Henry, George and Juanita. So that clears that up about William, as far as his not being Mary's child. Perhaps father and son had a falling out, and William got disinherited. — Maile (talk) 19:28, 3 February 2020 (UTC)

• I think I've fixed the whole issue now. But feel free to edit as you wish. — Maile (talk) 23:18, 3 February 2020 (UTC)

I added another obituary that states his mother was Mrs. Cecil Brown. The how and details are beyond the realm of article inclusion right now. KAVEBEAR (talk) 03:15, 4 February 2020 (UTC)

Politics

We're getting close to Main Space ready. The only part I don't know how to source is "Kalakaua decorated him with the Royal Order of the Crown of Hawaii, and Royal Order of the Star of Oceania". I don't know what Beckley woud have done to earn those honors. But maybe with Kalakaua the qualifications were not actual accomplishments, the royalty connection, or any number of things. Also, I was running across mentions where (I think it was in Hilo) residents were upset because Beckley changed the steamer schedule and was coming in (noisily) in the middle of the night. Made it sound like Beckley was in charge on a management level. I guess Purser has more than one meaning.— Maile (talk) 03:34, 4 February 2020 (UTC)

Can you include an introduction to the political activities section. We can also briefly mentioned the Jubilee and he accompanied the party part way. Were there any Royal/political activities between 1872 and 1887 for Beckley? KAVEBEAR (talk) 15:14, 4 February 2020 (UTC)

I'll have a look. What I found about the Jubilee was that he and his wife were in a reserved box - not Kapiolani's - with a lot of other Hawaii couples, for some theatrical performance. And then nothing on that trip for him.— Maile (talk) 15:23, 4 February 2020 (UTC)

@KAVEBEAR: are you asking me to include something about the political section in the lead, or to write something in the section to lead into the rest of the section? — Maile (talk) 16:38, 4 February 2020 (UTC)

To write something in that section to lead into the political activities and royal connections. Jubilee mention could be sentence after since it would predate his 1887 attempt at political office. KAVEBEAR (talk) 05:13, 5 February 2020 (UTC)

I think I took care of it, while still keeping this in chronological order, by giving the jubilee its own section, and following with the politics. Let me know. — Maile (talk) 19:37, 5 February 2020 (UTC)

What source said he received the Order of the Crown of Hawaii? We have photographic evidence of both orders here File:George C. Beckley, 1904.jpg. KAVEBEAR (talk) 10:21, 7 February 2020 (UTC)

Added. I was looking for a secondary source on that one, but never found one. — Maile (talk) 11:40, 7 February 2020 (UTC)

GA Review

This review is transcluded from Talk:George Charles Moʻoheau Beckley/GA1. The edit link for this section can be used to add comments to the review.

Reviewer: Sturmvogel 66 (talk · contribs) 18:13, 27 January 2021 (UTC)

I'll get to this shortly--Sturmvogel 66 (talk) 18:13, 27 January 2021 (UTC)

• No DABs, external link OK
• Suggest life's work rather than life's career
• Link steamships, whaling, captain, drydocked, deckhand, first officer, first mate, master, pilot, San Francisco, California, masonic temple
• If the orders listed in the lede are notable, red link them
• Is there a link to the Hawaiian royal family?
• with half-brother Hoapili "her"
• Explain or link the ranks of the Hawaiian nobility of this time
• The couple were known for being gracious host and hostess during the years of the monarchy. Fluff
• Give more background on William Hauluheimalama and his mother's relationship with Beckley
• Pirate Shenandoah? Do you mean the Confederate raider CSS Shenandoah?
• from all captured the
• "Boat steerer" howzabout "helmsman" with a link?
• and was at some point drydocked All ships get drydocked multiple times over their lives. Why is this important here?
• Too many dates in close proximity in the third para of the career section. Switch things up by using expressions like, "the following year", "two years later", etc.
• What are 'unihipili bones?
• You are incosistent in how you capitalize titles and subtitles in your refs section. Put them in title case to match the titles in your bibliography.--Sturmvogel 66 (talk) 17:17, 3 February 2021 (UTC)
  • Failed as non-responsive.--Sturmvogel 66 (talk) 20:43, 25 February 2021 (UTC)