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John Owen Dominis

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John, Prince Consort of Hawaii (John Owen Dominis) (styled His Royal Highness John, Prince Consort of Hawaii) (10 March 183227 August 1891) was an American-born statesman, Prince Consort of the Kingdom of Hawaiʻi and royal governor of the islands of Oʻahu and Maui in the present-day United States. Dominis was married to Queen Liliʻuokalani, the last reigning monarch of Hawaiʻi. John Owen Dominis was born in Schenectady, New York. He grew up in a mansion commissioned by Kamehameha III for the Dominis family called Washington Place, formerly the home of the Governors of Hawaiʻi but now a museum. He married Mary Purdy Lamiki Aimoku and had one child, John Owen Dominis, Jr. His wife and son died in Honolulu. In 1862, Dominis married Princess Lydia Kamakaʻeha Paki, as Queen Liliuʻokalani was known then. In 1868, Dominis was appointed royal governor of the islands of Oʻahu and Maui, an office he served until his death. Upon the death of Mary Dominis in 1889, Dominis' wife became mistress of Washington Place, which became a lesser royal palace. Dominis died on 27 August 1891 in Honolulu.

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