Robert Robson Hind | |
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| Born | November 7, 1832 |
| Died | November 26, 1901 (aged 69) |
| Occupation | Businessman |
| Parent(s) | William Hind and Margaret Robson |
Robert Robson Hind (1832–1901) was a businessman in the Kingdom of Hawaii from England.
Early life
editRobert Robson Hind was born November 7, 1832 in Heworth, Durham, England.
Married Mary Urwin they had six children. Moved to Vancouver, British Columbia Engineer and mechanic.[1]
Some time in the 1860s he took a job in the winter on Hawaiʻi Island installing machinery for a cane sugar mill near Hilo. He decided to send for his family, and in 1869 moved to Maui where he opened a machine shop with William Wright. Around 1872 he worked with Samuel Thomas Alexander and Henry Perrine Baldwin on their plantation.
In 1873 moved to Sugar business in Kohala, Hawaii established Union sugar mill in what is now Kapaʻau, near where missionary Elias Bond had established a small sugar business to suport his church. in 1874 a fire destroyed much of the mill. It was damaged again by fire in 1878. http://records.co.hawaii.hi.us/Weblink/DocView.aspx?id=742152&page=76&dbid=0 Hawi mill and plantation. In 1888 the Hawi business was turned over to his son John and he moved to San Francisco.
Captain Cook Coffee company from James Bicknell Castle.[2] He naturalized to become a citizen of the Kingdom of Hawaii on January 24, 1890,[3] and was elected to the House of Nobles in the legislature of the Hawaiian Kingdom in 1890 and 1892.[4] In 1900 he moved back to Kona, where he died on November 26, 1901. His large estate included property in California and British Columbia in addition to Hawaii.[5]
Family and legacy
editJohn Hind was born August 2, 1858 at Jarrow-on-Tyne, England and married Ella Renton in Brooklyn in 1885. He then married Alice Renton in 1889,[6] and died in 1933. Robert Renton Hind was born December 7, 1885, married Elanor Estill Jones in San Rafael, California on February 12, 1908.[7] Phillipines was taken as a prisoner of war during World War II in 1941, and published a book about the experience after being released in 1945.[8] John Henry Hind was born June 20, 1890, married Gladys L. Grose from Ohio on November 12, 1913, and worked as superintendent of Hawi Mill and Plantation.
James M. Hind House | |
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| Location | Hawi, Hawaii |
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| Coordinates | 20°14′11″N 155°49′42″W / 20.23639°N 155.82833°W |
| Area | 0.9 acres (0.36 ha) |
| Built | 1900 |
| Architectural style | Folk Victorian |
| NRHP reference No. | 93001557[9] |
| Added to NRHP | February 3, 1994 |
Robert Hind was born January 7, 1865, married Hannah Peirce Low on April 26, 1892,[10] and started Puʻuwaʻawaʻa ranch on the northern slopes of Hualālai in 1895 with his brother-in-law Eben Low. He became sole owner of the ranch 19°46′31″N 155°50′32″W / 19.77528°N 155.84222°W in 1904.[11] He became Territory of Hawaii senator from 1917 through 1933,[12] and died December 29, 1938. A neighborhood of Honolulu is named ʻĀina Haina for the Hind-Clarke dairy started in 1924.[13][14] A main street is a loop named Hind Drive for him 21°17′4″N 157°45′15″W / 21.28444°N 157.75417°W.[15] When the last Puʻuwaʻawaʻa ranch lease expired in 2000, the area became a wildlife sanctuary.[16] William J. Paris grandson of missionary John Davis Paris married Margaret Martha Hind, September 9, 1921, daughter of Senator Robert Hind.[17][18] Robert Leighton Hind was born May 30, 1893, became police commissioner from June 10, 1943 to March 1, 1947,[19] and died October 29, 1967. Robert Leighton Hind Jr. was born March 29, 1921, elected to the Territorial House of Representatives 1949 to 1956,[20] and died January 7, 1988.[21]
George Urwin Hind formed a partnership with James Rolph, and a ship was named for his father. It was a copy of the ship James Rolph named for his business partner.[22] James Matthew Hind built a house around 1900 near the Hawi mill but did not live in it very long. The houses of James and John Hind were still preserved as of 1989[update].[23]
His two daughters were Eleanor Margaret Hind who married ?? Sherwood or Schernstein ? and Mary or Mollie Hind who married Augustine Douglas McBryde on July 27, 1900 and died October 6, 1902, ten days after birth of a child..[24]
Marjorie Capps Hind was born November 10, 1893, was appointed commssioner of public instruction from Jul 27, 1953,[25] and died January 16, 1977.
References
edit- ^ George F. Nellist, ed. (1925). "Hind, Robert Robson". The Story of Hawaii and Its Builders. Honolulu Star Bulletin.
- ^ Gerald Kinro (June 2003). A cup of aloha: the Kona coffee epic. University of Hawaii Press. p. 14. ISBN 9780824826789.
- ^ Hawaiʻi State Archives (2006). "Naturalization Records, HE–HO". Ulukau, the Hawaiian Electronic Library. Retrieved September 29, 2010.
- ^ "Hind, Robert Renton office record". state archives digital collections. state of Hawaii. Retrieved September 28, 2010.(Record is mis-labeled as that of his grandson)
- ^ "Will of R. H. Hind Filed for Probate". The Honolulu Republican. December 24, 1901. p. 9. Retrieved September 29, 2010.
- ^ John William Siddall (1921). Men of Hawaii: being a biographical reference library, complete and authentic, of the men of note and substantial achievement in the Hawaiian Islands. Honolulu Star-Bulletin. pp. 198–200.
- ^ "San Rafael Scene of Fashionable Wedding: Miss Eleanor Estill Jones and Robert Renton Hind are Married". The San Francisco Call. February 13, 1908. p. 6. Retrieved September 29, 2010.
- ^ Robert Renton Hind (1946). Spirits unbroken: the story of three years in a civilian internment camp, under the Japanese, at Baguio and at old Bilibid prison in the Philippines from December, 1941, to February, 1945. J. Howell.
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2009-03-13.
- ^ Hawaiʻi State Archives (2006). "Marriages: Oahu (1832–1910)". Ulukau, the Hawaiian Electronic Library. Retrieved September 28, 2010.
- ^ "Robert Hind (1865–1938)". Paniolo Hall of Fame. 2007. Retrieved September 28, 2010.
{{cite web}}: Text "Hawaii Cattlemen's Council" ignored (help) - ^ "Hind, Robert office record". state archives digital collections. state of Hawaii. Retrieved September 28, 2010.
- ^ Mary Kawena Pukui; Samuel Hoyt Elbert; Esther T. Mookini (2004). "lookup of ʻAinahaina ". in Place Names of Hawai'i. Ulukau, the Hawaiian Electronic Library, University of Hawaii Press. Retrieved September 28, 2010.
- ^ Lloyd J. Soehren (2010). "lookup of Aina Haina ". in Hawaiian Place Names. Ulukau, the Hawaiian Electronic Library. Retrieved September 28, 2010.
- ^ Mary Kawena Pukui; Samuel Hoyt Elbert; Esther T. Mookini (2004). "lookup of Hind ". in Place Names of Hawai'i. Ulukau, the Hawaiian Electronic Library, University of Hawaii Press. Retrieved September 28, 2010.
- ^ "History & Management", Pu'u Wa'awa'a advisory council offiical web site, Hawaii Department of Land and Natural Resources, retrieved September 28, 2010
- ^ Hawaiian Mission Children's Society (1922). Annual report. Vol. 70. pp. 47–48.
- ^ Hawaiʻi State Archives (2006). "Marriages: Hawaii (1911–1929)". Ulukau, the Hawaiian Electronic Library. Retrieved September 28, 2010.
- ^ "Hind, Robert L. office record". state archives digital collections. state of Hawaii. Retrieved September 28, 2010.
- ^ "Hind, Robert L. (Jr.) office record". state archives digital collections. state of Hawaii. Retrieved September 28, 2010.
- ^ Geoff Stafford (March 25, 2002). "Christ Church Episcopal, Kealakekua". US GenWeb Archives cemetery record. Retrieved September 29, 2010.
- ^ "More Vessels Building for Sugar Trade". The San Francisco Call. May 20, 1899. p. 5. Retrieved September 29, 2010.
- ^ Frank Johnson (December 1, 1989). "James M. Hind Residence nomination form" (PDF). National Register of Historic Places. U.S. National Park Service. Retrieved September 28, 2010.
- ^ "Mrs. McBryde Dies". Evening Bulletin. Honolulu. October 7, 1902. p. 7. Retrieved September 29, 2010.
- ^ "Hind, Marjorie C. Mrs. office record". state archives digital collections. state of Hawaii. Retrieved September 28, 2010.
Further reading
edit- Robert Renton Hind (1951). John Hind of Hawi (1858-1933) his memoirs. Carmelo and Bauermann.