Individual Details

John Owen Dominis

(10 Mar 1832 - 27 Aug 1891)



LINEAGE
Fragment: John O. Dominos' father was Captain Dominis, a sea-captain. His ancestors were from Italy. His mother was from Boston, Mass. and was a descendant of the early English settlers. (Liliuokalani, Hawaii's Story by Hawaii's Queen, p 12). He was a son of Captain John and Mary Dominis (Hawaii Chiefs Biographical Abstract)
LIFE
A. His birth and death years are taken from a picture of his headstone on Findagrave.com
B. He was private secretary to Kamehamameha IV before Kamehameha V named him governor of Oahu. He was later named as governor of Oahu, Maui, and Kauai (Oukah, Hawaiian Royal & Noble Genealogies, p 31).
C. He was governor of Oahu for 20 years (Hawaii Chiefs Biographical Abstract).

Events

Birth10 Mar 1832Schenectady, New York, United States
Marriage16 Sep 1862Lydia Kamakaeha Liliuokalani
Death27 Aug 1891Honolulu, Oahu
Alt nameJ. O. Dominis
Alt nameLamaki

Families

SpouseLydia Kamakaeha Liliuokalani (1838 - 1917)
SpouseKamolau ( - )
ChildKeoni Lamaki Aimoku ( - )

Endnotes

1. Hawaii Dept. Of Accounting and General Services. Archives Division, Hawaiian Chiefs Biographical Abstract (Honolulu, 1998)..

2. Edith Kawelohea McKinzie, Hawaiian Genealogies: Extracted from Hawaiian Language Newspapers, (Laie: The Institute for Polynesian Studies, 1983), vol. 1., p 24..

3. Hawaii Dept. Of Accounting and General Services. Archives Division, Hawaiian Chiefs Biographical Abstract (Honolulu, 1998)..

4. Liliuokalani, Hawaii's Story by Hawaii's Queen (Boston: Lothrop Lee & Shepard Co, 1898)., p 29..

5. Hawaii Dept. Of Accounting and General Services. Archives Division, Hawaiian Chiefs Biographical Abstract (Honolulu, 1998)..

6. Peabody-Henriques genealogy. Hms G17 (FamilySearch: Bishop Museum)., p 290..

7. Hawaii State Archives, Genealogy Books, G-9, He Kuauhau Alii o Hawaii Nei. Genealogy Books., p 17..

8. Edith Kawelohea McKinzie, Hawaiian Genealogies: Extracted from Hawaiian Language Newspapers, (Laie: The Institute for Polynesian Studies, 1986), vol. 2., p 90..

9. Mary Kawena Pukui, Hawaiian Genealogies (Honolulu, 1962)., p 117..

10. Hawaii State Archives. Genealogy 1901-09-07 John Lamaki Aimoku, M93.01-3-35-198..