Edward Griffin Hitchcock (1837 - 1898)

Born 20 Jan 1837 in Lahaina, Maui, Kingdom of Hawai'i

Ancestors

Husband of Mary Tenney (Castle) Hitchcock — married 11 Apr 1862 in Honolulu, Oahu, Kingdom of Hawaii

Descendants

Died 9 Oct 1898 at age 61 in Kohala, Hawai'i, Territory of Hawaii, USA

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Biography

Edward Hitchcock is Notable.

Edward Griffin Hitchcock was born January 20, 1837 in Lahaina on the island of Maui. His father was early missionary Harvey Rexford Hitchcock (1800–1855), and mother was Rebecca Howard (1808–1890). They were assigned the mission station called Kaluaʻaha on the eastern end of the island of Molokaʻi. He attended Punahou School from 1847 to 1853. He married Mary Tenney Castle (1838–1926), daughter of Castle & Cooke founder Samuel Northrup Castle (1808–1894) on April 11, 1862.^[1] He managed the family sugarcane plantation at Pāpaʻikou.

He was appointed as Sheriff of the island of Hawaiʻi on April 5, 1888. In December 1889, deputy sheriff Rufus Anderson Lyman informed him of the lynching case of Japanese immigrant Katsu Goto in Honokaʻa. Hitchcock tracked down his suspects who were tried and found guilty, but they were later pardoned and freed by the new government.

After the overthrow of the Kingdom of Hawaii in early 1893, Marshal Charles Burnett Wilson was viewed as loyal to deposed Queen Liliʻuokalani. Hitchcock replaced Wilson as Marshal, the highest law enforcement officer in the country.^[2] His effectiveness at rounding up suspects and his ties to missionaries earned him the nickname "Holy Terror".

He died on 9 Oct 1898 at Kohala Plantation.^[3] His widow Mary Tenney Hitchcock was named as the executrix of his will, and the probate also listed his heirs:^[4]

• H. Rexford Hitchcock, son, living in Honolulu
• Mary H. Snow, daughter, living in Olaa
• Harriet C. Hitchcock, daughter, living in Hilo
• Edward N. Hitchcock, son, living in Hilo
• Eloise H. Smith, daughter, living in Honolulu
• Mabel H. Schoen, daughter, living in Hilo

Sources

1. ↑ 1862 Newspaper: "Marriage of Hitchcock/Castle", Newspapers Clip: 16681421 (accessed 2 January 2024); citing The Pacific Commercial Advertiser (Honolulu, Hawaii) Thu, Apr 17, 1862, page 2.
2. ↑ 1893 Newspaper: "Edward Griffin Hitchcock appointed Marshal", Newspapers Clip: 137944426 (accessed 2 January 2024); citing The Hawaiian Gazette (Honolulu, Hawaii) Tue, Apr 4, 1893, page 3.
3. ↑ 1898 Newspaper: "Judge Hitchcock Is Dead", Newspapers Clip: 137944562 (accessed 2 January 2024); citing Evening Bulletin (Honolulu, Hawaii) Thu, Oct 13, 1898, page 1.
4. ↑ Probate: "Hawaii, Hawaii State Archives, Probate Packet Records, 1814-1917", FamilySearch Record: 6PGY-4JRK (accessed 2 January 2024) FamilySearch Image: 3Q9M-C95B-F9GW-V, Edward G Hitchcock probate in Hawaii, United States. Died 9 Oct 1898; citing Digital film/folder number: 007659697; Image number: 1281.

See also:

• Martha Jane Tenney and Jonathan Tenney, The Tenney family, or, The descendants of Thomas Tenney of Rowley, Massachusetts, 1638-1904, revised with partial records of Prof. Jonathan Tenney, Concord, N.H. : Rumford Press, 1904, page 446, (https://archive.org/details/tenneyfamilyor1904intenn/page/n479/mode/2up : accessed 2 Jan 2024).
• Memorial: Find a Grave (has image), Find A Grave: Memorial #57757814 (accessed 2 January 2024), Memorial page for Edward Griffin Hitchcock (1837-9 Oct 1898), citing Homelani Memorial Park, Hilo, Hawaii County, Hawaii, USA (plot: Old Section); Maintained by Mayflower Pilgrim 332 (contributor 47081711).
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_Griffin_Hitchcock