John Harris Soper

John Harris Soper (1846–1944) was Marshal of the Kingdom of Hawaii during the period of 1884-86 and 1888-90. He was born November 17, 1846, in Plymouth, Devon, England to Thomas Harris Soper and Mary Kipling Soper. Also a businessman, he was President of Hawaiian News Company in Honolulu; and also managed Soper, Wright & Company, a sugar plantation, on ʻŌʻōkala, Hawaii. He served as honorary vice-president of the Societe des Sauveteurs du Dernier Adieu; and was a member of the Hawaiian Lodge No. 21, F. & A. M. Soper married Mary Elizabeth Wundenberg at Vallejo, California, in 1871; they had five children.

Soper died July 26, 1944, in Honolulu. Queen Liliuokalani's Household Guard being disarmed by Col. Soper following the overthrow of the monarchy in January, 1893.

Partial works 1906, Hawaiian phrase book: na huaolelo a me na olelo kikeke ma ka olelo Beritania a me ka olelo Hawaii