William F. Quinn

William Francis Quinn ( born July 13, 1919 in Rochester, New York; † August 28, 2006 in Honolulu, Hawaii ) was an American politician. He held office from 1957 to 1959 as the last Governor of Hawaii Territory, and then from 21 August 1959 as the first governor of the 50th U.S. state of Hawaii. Quinn was a member of the Republican Party. His term lasted from 1959 to 1962; His successor was John A. Burns.

Life

William Quinn attended St. Louis University and graduated in 1940. Afterwards he went to the Harvard Law School, where he graduated seven years later. In the meantime, he served during the Second World War, first in the rank of ensign ( Ensign ) in the U.S. Navy and later as a Lieutenant Commander (Lieutenant Commander) at the Fleet News Service in the South Pacific. After his military service, he moved to Hawaii and went to Honolulu a career as a lawyer after.

Quinn then decided in 1956 to pursue a political career and was a member of the Hawaii Statehood Commission. He was also a member of the Harbor Board, and was elected to Hawaii's territorial governor in 1957. After recording of Hawaii as the 50th state in the Union Quinn was elected the first governor of the new state. During his tenure, he oversaw the state change, with its public placement, he led the new strategies and delegated responsibilities. The land claims, tourism, agricultural development, welfare programs and the trade union disputes in the pineapple industry were key points that have been raised during his tenure.

After his unsuccessful run for another term in 1962, Quinn returned to his job back as a lawyer. He was also from 1965 to 1972 president of the Dole Pineapple Company, ran unsuccessfully in 1976 against Spark Matsunaga for the U.S. Senate and then retired from active politics.

In March 2006, Quinn injured in a fall and died in August of the same year. He was buried in the " National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific ."