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'''John C. McColgan''' (December 24, 1814-February 28, 1890), also |
'''John C. McColgan''' (December 24, 1814-February 28, 1890), also referred to as John H. McColgan, John N. McColgan, and John Kamanoulu, was a tailor and agriculturalist in the [[Kingdom of Hawaii|Kingdom of Hawai{{okina}}i]]. He is best known as the biological father of Royal Court hula dancer [[Kini Kapahu Wilson]]. |
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McColgan was born in [[County Londonderry]], [[Ireland]], [[United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland]], on December 24, 1814. He |
John C. McColgan was born in [[County Londonderry]], [[Ireland]], [[United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland]], on December 24, 1814. He immigrated to the [[United States]] in the 1830s and, in 1849, joined the [[California Gold Rush]]. He left [[Californi]]a for [[Hawaii|Hawai{{okina}}i]] later that year due to ill health, and he arrived in [[Honolulu]] on December 13, 1849, aboard the American ship ''Elizabeth Ellen''. Shortly thereafter, he began work as a [[tailor]] on the Island of [[Oahu|O{{okina}}ahu]]. He is credited with bringing the first sewing machines to Hawai{{okina}}i in 1853, and later became the personal tailor of the King.<ref group=note> </ref> |
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==In Hawaii== |
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McColgan arrived in Hawai{{okina}}i on December 13, 1849, aboard the American ship ''Elizabeth Ellen''. Shortly thereafter, he began work as a tailor on the Island of [[Oahu|O{{okina}}ahu]]. He is credited with bringing the first sewing machines to Hawai{{okina}}i in 1853, and later became the personal tailor of the King. |
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By 1873, McColgan owned a sugarcane plantation in [[Waiau, Oahu|Waiau]], Oahu, on the northern shore of the Pearl Lochs in the {{okina}}Ewa district. |
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==Personal Life== |
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John McColgan and his Hawaiian wife Kala{{okina}}iolele Kamanoulu had sixteen children, eight of whom survived into adulthood. Their son John Kekaua Kamanoulu, Sr. (1867-1927) -did some stuff-. He married Deborah Kamālie Pahau (d. March 12, 1923), the daughter of Alexander Kekolomoku Pahau and Mary Hale Purdy (1831-1923), at -place- on November 17, 1907. Mary Hale Purdy, also known as Mary Purdy Lamiki {{okina}}Aimoku, was a lady-in-waiting to [[Queen Lili{{okina}}uokalani]] and the biological mother of Lili{{okina}}uokalani's ''[[hānai]]'' son [[John {{okina}}Aimoku Dominis]]. |
John McColgan and his Hawaiian wife Kala{{okina}}iolele Kamanoulu had sixteen children, eight of whom survived into adulthood. Their son John Kekaua Kamanoulu, Sr. (1867-1927) -did some stuff-. He married Deborah Kamālie Pahau (d. March 12, 1923), the daughter of Alexander Kekolomoku Pahau and Mary Hale Purdy (1831-1923), at -place- on November 17, 1907. Mary Hale Purdy, also known as Mary Purdy Lamiki {{okina}}Aimoku, was a lady-in-waiting to [[Queen Lili{{okina}}uokalani]] and the biological mother of Lili{{okina}}uokalani's ''[[hānai]]'' son [[John {{okina}}Aimoku Dominis]]. |
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In addition to his children with Kala{{okina}}iolele, McColgan had at least one additional child, John Hiram McColgan, who was the adoptive grandfather of Old Hollywood actor Robert Cabal. |
In addition to his children with Kala{{okina}}iolele, McColgan had at least one additional child, John Hiram McColgan, who was the adoptive grandfather of Old Hollywood actor Robert Cabal. |
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==Agriculture in Hawai{{okina}}i== |
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Revision as of 23:47, 14 June 2019
John C. McColgan | |
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| Born | December 24, 1814 |
| Died | February 28, 1890 (aged 75) |
| Other names | John Kamanoulu |
| Occupation(s) | Tailor, Agriculturalist |
| Known for | Founder of the Kamalō Sugar Plantation |
| Spouse | Kalaʻiolele Kamanoulu (died c. 1876) |
| Children | 16, eight lived to adulthood:
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John C. McColgan (December 24, 1814-February 28, 1890), also referred to as John H. McColgan, John N. McColgan, and John Kamanoulu, was a tailor and agriculturalist in the Kingdom of Hawaiʻi. He is best known as the biological father of Royal Court hula dancer Kini Kapahu Wilson.
Life
John C. McColgan was born in County Londonderry, Ireland, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, on December 24, 1814. He immigrated to the United States in the 1830s and, in 1849, joined the California Gold Rush. He left California for Hawaiʻi later that year due to ill health, and he arrived in Honolulu on December 13, 1849, aboard the American ship Elizabeth Ellen. Shortly thereafter, he began work as a tailor on the Island of Oʻahu. He is credited with bringing the first sewing machines to Hawaiʻi in 1853, and later became the personal tailor of the King.Cite error: There are <ref> tags on this page without content in them (see the help page).
John McColgan and his Hawaiian wife Kalaʻiolele Kamanoulu had sixteen children, eight of whom survived into adulthood. Their son John Kekaua Kamanoulu, Sr. (1867-1927) -did some stuff-. He married Deborah Kamālie Pahau (d. March 12, 1923), the daughter of Alexander Kekolomoku Pahau and Mary Hale Purdy (1831-1923), at -place- on November 17, 1907. Mary Hale Purdy, also known as Mary Purdy Lamiki ʻAimoku, was a lady-in-waiting to Queen Liliʻuokalani and the biological mother of Liliʻuokalani's hānai son John ʻAimoku Dominis.
John McColgan's and Kalaʻiolele Kamanoulu's daughter Ana Kini Kapahukulaokamamalu Kuulalani McColgan Huhu (1872-1962) was a world-renown hula dancer originally trained in King Kalākaua's court. She later married Honolulu mayor John H. Wilson and became known as the honorary "First Lady of Hawaiʻi." She was also widely known in Hawaiʻi as a suffragette and advocate for women's rights.
In addition to his children with Kalaʻiolele, McColgan had at least one additional child, John Hiram McColgan, who was the adoptive grandfather of Old Hollywood actor Robert Cabal.
Agriculture in Hawaiʻi
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Category: 1814 births Category: 1890 deaths Category: People from Hawaii Category: Kingdom of Hawaii people of Irish descent Category: Immigrants to the Kingdom of Hawaii