About Frederick William Kahapula Beckley Sr.
Lived 1845 – 1881 (aged 35). Frederick William Kahapula Beckley Sr. was a politician.
Frederick William Kahapula Beckley Sr. (November 26, 1845 – January 7, 1881) was a Hawaiian high chief, who served as Governor of Kauaʻi from 1880 to 1881.
Biography He was born at Waimea, on November 26, 1845, to William Charles Malulani Kaleipaihala Beckley and Kahinu o Kekuaokalani i Lekeleke. His father was one of the sons of Captain George Charles Beckley, a British sea captain and advisor of King Kamehameha I, who married the High Chiefess Ahia. His mother Kahinu was the daughter of the High Chief Hoʻolulu. His siblings were Maria Beckley Kahea and George Moʻoheau Beckley. He received a good education.
After a period of illness, Beckley died on January 7, 1881, in Honolulu, from dropsy, at the age of 36. Beckley Street in Kalihi, Honolulu is named after him.
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Governor of Kauaʻi from 1880 to 1881
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Frederick William Kahapula Beckley Sr. was born on 26 November 1845 in Waimea.
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Frederick William Kahapula Beckley Sr. died on 7 January 1881 in Honolulu.
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Frederick William Kahapula Beckley Sr. was a politician.
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Frederick William Kahapula Beckley Sr.'s recorded nationality: Kingdom of Hawaiʻi, Kingdom of Hawaii.
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