William Nevins Armstrong (1835 - 1905)

Born 10 Mar 1835 in Lahaina, Maui, Kingdom of Hawaii

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Died 16 Oct 1905 at age 70 in Washington, District of Columbia, United States

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Biography

William Nevins Armstrong (March 10, 1835 – October 16, 1905), aka Nevins Armstrong and aka W. N. Armstrong, was the Attorney General of Hawaii during the reign of King David Kalākaua. He is most widely known outside of Hawaii for the book Around the World with a King, his insider account of Kalākaua's 1881 world tour .

He was born in Lahaina on the island of Maui, the third of ten children of missionaries Clarissa Chapman Armstrong and Richard Armstrong, who later served as the second kahu (pastor) of Kawaiahaʻo Church, and subsequently was appointed President of the Board of Education for the Kingdom of Hawaii. William was given the name of his older brother who died in infancy. His grandfather Samuel Chapman was one of the founders of Russell, Massachusetts. Samuel C. Armstrong, his younger brother, was founder of Hampton University.

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• https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/24411019/william-nevins-armstrong

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Nevins_Armstrong