Joseph Ballard Atherton | |
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.jpg) Joseph Ballard Atherton | |
| Born | November 9, 1837 Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts |
| Died | April 7, 1903 (aged 65) Honolulu, Territory of Hawaii, USA |
| Occupation(s) | businessman, philanthropist |
| Spouse | Juliette Montague Cooke |
Joseph Ballard Atherton (1837–1903) [1] was a Honolulu businessman and a former president of Castle & Cooke. He was a member of the Annexation group, which overthrew the Kingdom of Hawaii. He was the founder of Honolulu YMCA. Atherton was a member of both Kalākaua's Privy Council of State and Liliʻuokalani's Privy Council of State.