Individual Details
Charles Reed Bishop
(25 Jan 1822 - 7 Jun 1915)
LIFE
A. Financier and philanthropist. Born 25 Jan 1822 in Glenn Falls, N.Y. and died 7 June 1915 in Berkeley, C.A (Hawaii Chiefs Biographical Abstract, 1998).
B. He "started the banking business in San Francisco" and then "went to Hawaii to continue the banking business and met the Princess to the throne and married her" (Wood, Lucretia Reed, 1812-1908, family genealogical notes, including relationship to C. R. Bishop, Ms. Case 2 G74, Bishop Museum Archives).
He "arrived at Honolulu on October 12, 1846. He married Princess Bernice Pauahi on June 4, 1850. He held many positions of government, started a bank, and founded the Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum after the death of his wife" (Oukah, Hawaiian Royal & Noble Genealogies, p 14)
Events
| Birth | 25 Jan 1822 | Glenn Falls, New York, United States | |||
| Marriage | 5 Jun 1851 | Honolulu, Oahu - Bernice Pauahi |  | ||
| Death | 7 Jun 1915 | Berkeley, California, United States |
Families
| Spouse | Bernice Pauahi (1831 - 1884) |
Endnotes
1. Hawaii Dept. Of Accounting and General Services. Archives Division, Hawaiian Chiefs Biographical Abstract (Honolulu, 1998)..