Samuel Wilder King, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Samuel Wilder King

American politician

Date of Birth: 17-Dec-1886

Place of Birth: Honolulu, Hawaii, United States

Date of Death: 24-Mar-1959

Profession: politician, military officer

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius

Samuel Wilder King (December 17, 1886 – March 24, 1959) was the eleventh Territorial Governor of Hawaii and served from 1953 to 1957.
He was appointed to the office after the term of Oren E.
Long.
Previously, King served in the United States House of Representatives as a delegate from the Territory of Hawaii.
He was a member of the Republican Party of Hawaii and was the first of native Hawaiian descent to rise to the highest office in the territory.