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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instanceOf diplomat
journalist
person
politician
allegedToHave exceeded diplomatic authority during the Hawaiian overthrow
appointedBy Benjamin Harrison NERFINISHED
birthDate 1820-08-01
birthPlace Mount Vernon, Maine, United States NERFINISHED
burialPlace Forest Grove Cemetery, Augusta, Maine, United States NERFINISHED
controversialFor intervention in Hawaiian internal politics
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
deathDate 1895-02-08
deathPlace Augusta, Maine, United States NERFINISHED
employer United States Department of State
endTime 1893-03-04
era 19th century
ethnicGroup European American
familyName Stevens NERFINISHED
fullName John Leavitt Stevens NERFINISHED
givenName John NERFINISHED
historicalRole advocate of U.S. annexation of Hawaii
languageSpoken English
memberOfPoliticalParty Republican Party
surface form: Republican Party (United States)
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 NERFINISHED
placeOfActivity Honolulu, Kingdom of Hawaii NERFINISHED
Maine, United States NERFINISHED
positionHeld United States Minister Resident to the Kingdom of Hawaii NERFINISHED
United States Minister to the Kingdom of Hawaii NERFINISHED
predecessor George W. Merrill NERFINISHED
recognized Provisional Government of Hawaii NERFINISHED
religion Baptist
residence Augusta, Maine, United States NERFINISHED
servedIn Maine House of Representatives NERFINISHED
Maine State Senate NERFINISHED
spouse Hannah L. Stevens NERFINISHED
startTime 1890-09-26
successor James Henderson Blount NERFINISHED
supported American and European businessmen in Hawaii
Committee of Safety (Hawaii) NERFINISHED
workedAs editor of the Kennebec Journal

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