Charles James McCarthy (1861 - 1929)

Born 4 Aug 1861 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States

Died 26 Nov 1929 at age 68 in Honolulu, Oahu, Honolulu, Hawaii Territory, United States

Preceded by 4th Territorial Governor Lucius E. Pinkham

Charles J. McCarthy 5th Governor of Hawaii Territory 1918—1921

Succeeded by 6th Territorial Governor Wallace Rider Farrington

Biography

Charles McCarthy is Notable.

Charles James McCarthy (August 4, 1861 – November 26, 1929) was the fifth Territorial Governor of Hawaii and served from 1918 to 1921.

McCarthy was born August 4, 1861 in Boston, Massachusetts, to Charles McCarthy and Joana (McCarthy) McCarthy. McCarthy moved with his parents to San Francisco, California in 1866. He was an entrepreneur who came to Hawaii to manage a wholesale fruit house. McCarthy owned a saloon and for a time bottled his own alcoholic beverages.

He was a member of the House of Nobles in 1890, supporter of Liliuokalani and a captain in the pro-annexation Honolulu Rifles. He also was a territorial senator 1907-12 and treasurer 1912-14 before becoming chief executive. He was co-founder of the Hawai'i Democratic Party.

Sources

• "Ex-Governor M'Carthy Passes Away," The Honolulu (Hawaii) Advertiser, 27 November 1929, p. 1, col. 2 and p. 2, cols. 5-6; digital images, Newspapers.com (http://www.newspapers.com : accessed 16 November 2021). [1][2]

• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/6571941/charles-james-mccarthy : accessed 16 November 2021), memorial page for Charles James McCarthy (1861–1929), memorial #6571941, citing Diamond Head Memorial Park, Honolulu, Honolulu County, Hawaii, USA; Maintained by Kris 'Peterborough K' Peterson, Find a Grave member #46537737.

• Charles J. McCarthy on Wikipedia