President William McKinley appoints Sanford Dole first territorial governor of Hawaii

The territory of Hawaii is established and Sanford Dole, cousin of James Dole, is appointed first Governor of the new territory.

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President William McKinley appointed Dole to become the first territorial governor after U.S. annexation of Hawaiʻi had been procured. Dole assumed the office in 1900.

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