William F. Quinn

William Quinn
1st Governor of Hawaii
In office
August 21, 1959 – December 3, 1962
LieutenantJames Kealoha
Preceded byposition established (himself as territorial governor)
Succeeded byJohn A. Burns
12th Territorial Governor of Hawaii
In office
August 29, 1957 – August 21, 1959
Appointed byDwight D. Eisenhower
Preceded bySamuel Wilder King
Succeeded byposition abolished (himself as governor)
Personal details
Born
William Francis Quinn

(1919-07-13)July 13, 1919
Rochester, New York, U.S.
DiedAugust 28, 2006(2006-08-28) (aged 87)
Honolulu, Hawaii, U.S.
Resting placeNational Cemetery of the Pacific
Political partyRepublican
Spouse
(m. 1942)
Children7
EducationSaint Louis University (BA)
Harvard University (LLB)
Military service
Allegiance United States
Branch/service United States Navy
UnitNaval Intelligence
Battles/warsWorld 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.