John L. Stevens

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John L. Stevens was the U.S. Minister to the Kingdom of Hawaii whose support for American and European businessmen played a pivotal role in the 1893 overthrow of the Hawaiian monarchy.

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John L. Stevens canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf diplomat ⓘ
journalist ⓘ
person ⓘ
politician ⓘ
allegedToHave exceeded diplomatic authority during the Hawaiian overthrow ⓘ
appointedBy Benjamin Harrison ⓘ
birthDate 1820-08-01 ⓘ
birthPlace Mount Vernon, Maine, United States ⓘ
linked to: Mount Vernon, Maine
burialPlace Forest Grove Cemetery, Augusta, Maine, United States ⓘ
controversialFor intervention in Hawaiian internal politics ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship United States of America ⓘ
deathDate 1895-02-08 ⓘ
deathPlace Augusta, Maine, United States ⓘ
linked to: Augusta, Maine
employer United States Department of State ⓘ
endTime 1893-03-04 ⓘ
era 19th century ⓘ
ethnicGroup European American ⓘ
familyName Stevens ⓘ
fullName John Leavitt Stevens ⓘ
givenName John ⓘ
historicalRole advocate of U.S. annexation of Hawaii ⓘ
languageSpoken English ⓘ
memberOfPoliticalParty Republican Party (United States) ⓘ
linked to: Republican Party
notableFor role in the 1893 overthrow of the Hawaiian Kingdom ⓘ
notableWork diplomatic dispatches on Hawaiian affairs ⓘ
occupation diplomat ⓘ
journalist ⓘ
newspaper editor ⓘ
politician ⓘ
ordered landing of U.S. Marines from the USS Boston in Honolulu in January 1893 ⓘ
participatedIn Overthrow of the Kingdom of Hawaii ⓘ
placeOfActivity Honolulu, Kingdom of Hawaii ⓘ
linked to: Honolulu

Maine, United States ⓘ
linked to: Maine
positionHeld United States Minister Resident to the Kingdom of Hawaii ⓘ
United States Minister to the Kingdom of Hawaii ⓘ
predecessor George W. Merrill ⓘ
recognized Provisional Government of Hawaii ⓘ
religion Baptist ⓘ
residence Augusta, Maine, United States ⓘ
linked to: Augusta, Maine
servedIn Maine House of Representatives ⓘ
Maine State Senate ⓘ
linked to: Maine Senate
spouse Hannah L. Stevens ⓘ
startTime 1890-09-26 ⓘ
successor James Henderson Blount ⓘ
linked to: James H. Blount
supported American and European businessmen in Hawaii ⓘ
Committee of Safety (Hawaii) ⓘ
workedAs editor of the Kennebec Journal ⓘ

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