Charles Reed Bishop Died

Posted: June 7, 2018 | Author: | Filed under: Articles, Day in History, Deaths, Kingdom of Hawaii, Royalty, Teasers | Leave a comment

Today in history — June 7, 1915 — Charles Reed Bishop died in San Francisco.

Hailing from Glens Falls, New York, Bishop was a businessman, philanthropist, and husband of Bernice Pauahi Bishop and founded the Bishop Museum, which was dedicated to her. Read about his funeral in “Funeral of Late Charles Reed Bishop Attended by Royalty and High Officials.”

“Funeral of Late Charles Reed Bishop Attended by Royalty and High Officials”
Hawaiian gazette, June 25, 1915, Page 8
http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn83025121/1915-06-25/ed-1/seq-8/