Lincoln Loy McCandless
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Lincoln “Link” Loy McCandless (1859–1940) was an American
cattle rancher, industrialist and politician from Hawaii
. McCandless served in the United States Congress
as a territorial delegate. A former member of the Hawaii Republican Party
, McCandless was one of the earliest leaders of the Hawaii Democratic Party.
, Pennsylvania
, his mother was Elizabeth Newman and father Thomas McCartney McCandless.
McCandless grew up in Volcano, West Virginia
. McCandless moved to Hawaii in 1882 to employ his expertise in oil drilling and mining to construct artesian wells. He joined his younger brothers James S. McCandless (born 1855) who had arrived in 1880, and John A. McCandless (born 1853) who had arrived in 1881, forming the McCandless Brothers family firm.
On May 24, 1904 he married Elizabeth Janet Cartwright of New York.
McCandless entered political life as a member of the Republic of Hawaii
House of Representatives
from the 5th district from 1898 to 1900.
After the United States
annexed the islands to form the Territory of Hawaii
, McCandless was elected to the territorial legislature as a senator from 1902 to 1906. He started his career in the Hawaii Republican Party
. But by 1906, was challenged the long-serving Prince Jonah Kūhiō Kalaniana'ole
.
By 1908 McCandless switched to join the Hawaii Democratic Party to oppose Kūhiō as non-voting delegate to the United States House of Representatives
for Hawaii Territory's At-large congressional district
,
He was also nominated in 1910, and in 1912, losing all those elections, but Democrat William Paul Jarrett
was nominated and won the elections in 1922 and 1924.
McCandless was nominated and won the election on November 8, 1832, and served one term from March 4, 1933 to January 3, 1935. Losing a bid for reelection, McCandless directed the construction of roads, buildings, and a sewer system for Honolulu. He died in Honolulu, Hawaii
, October 5, 1940 and was cremated and interred in Oahu Cemetery
in the Nuuanu Valley.
United States
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cattle rancher, industrialist and politician from Hawaii
Hawaii
Hawaii is the newest of the 50 U.S. states , and is the only U.S. state made up entirely of islands. It is the northernmost island group in Polynesia, occupying most of an archipelago in the central Pacific Ocean, southwest of the continental United States, southeast of Japan, and northeast of...
. McCandless served in the United States Congress
United States Congress
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as a territorial delegate. A former member of the Hawaii Republican Party
Hawaii Republican Party
The Hawaii Republican Party is the state affiliate of the Republican Party of the United States. Based in Honolulu, the party is a central organization established for the promotion of the party platform as it is drafted in convention every other year...
, McCandless was one of the earliest leaders of the Hawaii Democratic Party.
Life
Born September 18, 1859 in IndianaIndiana, Pennsylvania
Indiana is a borough in and the county seat of Indiana County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 14,895 at the 2000 census.The borough and the region as a whole promotes itself as the "Christmas Tree Capital of the World" because the national Christmas Tree Grower's Association was...
, Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania
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, his mother was Elizabeth Newman and father Thomas McCartney McCandless.
McCandless grew up in Volcano, West Virginia
West Virginia
West Virginia is a state in the Appalachian and Southeastern regions of the United States, bordered by Virginia to the southeast, Kentucky to the southwest, Ohio to the northwest, Pennsylvania to the northeast and Maryland to the east...
. McCandless moved to Hawaii in 1882 to employ his expertise in oil drilling and mining to construct artesian wells. He joined his younger brothers James S. McCandless (born 1855) who had arrived in 1880, and John A. McCandless (born 1853) who had arrived in 1881, forming the McCandless Brothers family firm.
On May 24, 1904 he married Elizabeth Janet Cartwright of New York.
McCandless entered political life as a member of the Republic of Hawaii
Republic of Hawaii
The Republic of Hawaii was the formal name of the government that controlled Hawaii from 1894 to 1898 when it was run as a republic. The republic period occurred between the administration of the Provisional Government of Hawaii which ended on July 4, 1894 and the adoption of the Newlands...
House of Representatives
Hawaii House of Representatives
The Hawaii House of Representatives is the lower house of the Hawaii State Legislature. Accord to Article III, Section 3 of the Hawaii Constitution, amended during the 1978 constitutional convention, the House of Representatives consists of 51 members representing an equal amount of districts...
from the 5th district from 1898 to 1900.
After the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
annexed the islands to form the Territory of Hawaii
Territory of Hawaii
The Territory of Hawaii or Hawaii Territory was an organized incorporated territory of the United States that existed from July 7, 1898, until August 21, 1959, when its territory, with the exception of Johnston Atoll, was admitted to the Union as the fiftieth U.S. state, the State of Hawaii.The U.S...
, McCandless was elected to the territorial legislature as a senator from 1902 to 1906. He started his career in the Hawaii Republican Party
Hawaii Republican Party
The Hawaii Republican Party is the state affiliate of the Republican Party of the United States. Based in Honolulu, the party is a central organization established for the promotion of the party platform as it is drafted in convention every other year...
. But by 1906, was challenged the long-serving Prince Jonah Kūhiō Kalaniana'ole
Jonah Kuhio Kalaniana'ole
Prince Jonah Kūhiō Kalanianaole Piikoi was a prince of the reigning House of Kalākaua when the Kingdom of Hawaii was overthrown by international businessmen in 1893...
.
By 1908 McCandless switched to join the Hawaii Democratic Party to oppose Kūhiō as non-voting delegate to the United States House of Representatives
United States House of Representatives
The United States House of Representatives is one of the two Houses of the United States Congress, the bicameral legislature which also includes the Senate.The composition and powers of the House are established in Article One of the Constitution...
for Hawaii Territory's At-large congressional district
Hawaii Territory's At-large congressional district
Hawaii Territory's At-large congressional district was the congressional district for the Territory of Hawaii, which was established by the Newlands Resolution of 1898....
,
He was also nominated in 1910, and in 1912, losing all those elections, but Democrat William Paul Jarrett
William Paul Jarrett
William Paul Jarrett was an American legal officer and politician.Jarrett was born August 22, 1877 and grew up in Honolulu, Hawaii, on the island of Oahu, and attended Saint Louis School. His father was William H. Jarrett and mother was Emma Stevens. He married Mary H.K. Clark.He was one of the...
was nominated and won the elections in 1922 and 1924.
McCandless was nominated and won the election on November 8, 1832, and served one term from March 4, 1933 to January 3, 1935. Losing a bid for reelection, McCandless directed the construction of roads, buildings, and a sewer system for Honolulu. He died in Honolulu, Hawaii
Honolulu, Hawaii
Honolulu is the capital and the most populous city of the U.S. state of Hawaii. Honolulu is the southernmost major U.S. city. Although the name "Honolulu" refers to the urban area on the southeastern shore of the island of Oahu, the city and county government are consolidated as the City and...
, October 5, 1940 and was cremated and interred in Oahu Cemetery
Oahu Cemetery
The Oahu Cemetery is the resting place of many notable early residents of the Honolulu area. They range from missionaries and politicians to sports pioneers and philosophers. Over time it was expanded to become an area known as the Nuuanu Cemetery....
in the Nuuanu Valley.