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5 unusual facts about Elisha Hunt Allen


Elisha Hunt

Elisha Hunt Allen (1804–1883), American lawyer, diplomat, and Hawaiian justice

Elisha Hunt Allen

However, when King Kamehameha IV (who was considered pro-British) came to the throne in 1855, the annexation idea was put on hold.

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Within weeks he was appointed Minister of Finance for King Kamehameha III replacing Gerrit P. Judd, and from 1854 to 1856 served in the House of Nobles.

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During Kamehameha IV and Queen Emma's wedding in 1856, he offered his own wedding band to the king to allow the ceremony to continue.

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The Allen's first-born son Frederick Hobbs (Hobbes) Allen was born ten days after Prince Albert Edward Kauikeaouli Kaleiopapa, and the two children became playmates.



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