William Quinn | |
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| 1st Governor of Hawaii | |
| In office August 21, 1959 – December 3, 1962 | |
| Lieutenant | James Kealoha |
| Preceded by | position established (himself as territorial governor) |
| Succeeded by | John A. Burns |
| 12th Territorial Governor of Hawaii | |
| In office August 29, 1957 – August 21, 1959 | |
| Appointed by | Dwight D. Eisenhower |
| Preceded by | Samuel Wilder King |
| Succeeded by | position abolished (himself as governor) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | William Francis Quinn July 13, 1919 Rochester, New York, U.S. |
| Died | August 28, 2006 (aged 87) Honolulu, Hawaii, U.S. |
| Resting place | National Cemetery of the Pacific |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse | |
| Children | 7 |
| Education | Saint Louis University (BA) Harvard University (LLB) |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  United States |
| Branch/service |  United States Navy |
| Unit | Naval Intelligence |
| Battles/wars | World War II |
William Francis Quinn OESSH (July 13, 1919 – August 28, 2006) was an American lawyer and politician who served as the 12th and last governor of the Territory of Hawaii from 1957 to 1959 and the first governor of the State of Hawaii from 1959 to 1962. Originally appointed to the office by President Dwight D. Eisenhower, Quinn was the last executive appointed by an American president, after American rule of the Hawaiian Islands began after the overthrow of the monarchy in 1893. He was also the last Republican to serve as governor until Linda Lingle in 2002. Quinn appeared as a guest on the television program What's My Line.[1] He was the recipient of the Order of the Holy Sepulchre, a papal knighthood conferred by Pope John Paul II. He was the state's first Republican governor.