John L. Stevens

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John L. Stevens was the U.S. Minister to the Kingdom of Hawaii whose support for American and European businessmen played a pivotal role in the 1893 overthrow of the Hawaiian monarchy.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf diplomat
journalist
person
politician
allegedToHave exceeded diplomatic authority during the Hawaiian overthrow
appointedBy Benjamin Harrison
birthDate 1820-08-01
birthPlace Mount Vernon, Maine, United States
linked to: Mount Vernon, Maine
burialPlace Forest Grove Cemetery, Augusta, Maine, United States
controversialFor intervention in Hawaiian internal politics
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
deathDate 1895-02-08
deathPlace Augusta, Maine, United States
linked to: Augusta, Maine
employer United States Department of State
endTime 1893-03-04
era 19th century
ethnicGroup European American
familyName Stevens
fullName John Leavitt Stevens
givenName John
historicalRole advocate of U.S. annexation of Hawaii
languageSpoken English
memberOfPoliticalParty Republican Party (United States)
linked to: Republican Party
notableFor role in the 1893 overthrow of the Hawaiian Kingdom
notableWork diplomatic dispatches on Hawaiian affairs
occupation diplomat
journalist
newspaper editor
politician
ordered landing of U.S. Marines from the USS Boston in Honolulu in January 1893
participatedIn Overthrow of the Kingdom of Hawaii
placeOfActivity Honolulu, Kingdom of Hawaii
linked to: Honolulu

Maine, United States
linked to: Maine
positionHeld United States Minister Resident to the Kingdom of Hawaii
United States Minister to the Kingdom of Hawaii
predecessor George W. Merrill
recognized Provisional Government of Hawaii
religion Baptist
residence Augusta, Maine, United States
linked to: Augusta, Maine
servedIn Maine House of Representatives
Maine State Senate
linked to: Maine Senate
spouse Hannah L. Stevens
startTime 1890-09-26
successor James Henderson Blount
linked to: James H. Blount
supported American and European businessmen in Hawaii
Committee of Safety (Hawaii)
workedAs editor of the Kennebec Journal

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