Robert William Wilcox | |
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| Delegate to the U.S. House of Representatives from Hawaii Territory's at-large congressional district | |
| In office November 6, 1900 – March 3, 1903 | |
| Preceded by | District established |
| Succeeded by | Jonah Kūhiō Kalanianaʻole |
| Member of the Kingdom of Hawaii House of Representatives for the island of Maui | |
| In office 1880–1881 | |
| Member of the Kingdom of Hawaii House of Representatives for the island of Oahu | |
| In office 1890–1893 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | February 15, 1855 Maui, Hawaiian Kingdom |
| Died | October 23, 1903 (aged 48) Honolulu, Territory of Hawaii |
| Resting place | Honolulu Catholic Cemetery |
| Political party | Home Rule Liberal[1] National Reform |
| Spouse(s) | Baroness Gina Sobrero (divorced) Princess Theresa Laʻanui |
| Children | 5 |
| Parent(s) | William Slocum Wilcox Kalua Makoleokalani |
| Alma mater | Military Academy of Modena |
| Occupation | Surveyor |
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| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  Italy Hawaii |
| Branch/service | Royal Italian Army (Italy) Royalist Insurgency (Hawaii) |
| Rank | Sub-Lieutenant (Italy) Colonel (Hawaii) |
| Battles/wars | Wilcox Rebellion of 1889 Overthrow of the Hawaiian Kingdom 1895 Counter-Revolution in Hawaii |
Robert William Kalanihiapo Wilcox (February 15, 1855 – October 23, 1903),[2] nicknamed the Iron Duke of Hawaiʻi, was a Native Hawaiian whose father was an American and whose mother was Hawaiian. A revolutionary soldier and politician, he led uprisings against both the government of the Hawaiian Kingdom under King Kalākaua and the Republic of Hawaii under Sanford Dole, what are now known as the Wilcox rebellions. He was later elected the first delegate to the United States Congress for the Territory of Hawaii.
- ^ Kingdom of Hawaii 1874-1893, the Kalakaua Dynastism By Ralph S. Kuykendall pp. 517
- ^ Leonard C. Schlup; James Gilbert Ryan (2003). Historical Dictionary of the Gilded Age. M.E. Sharpe. p. 538. ISBN 978-0-7656-2106-1.