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| Affiliation | Republican |
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| Name | Hiram L. Fong |
| Previous Name | 10/15/1906 - 00/00/1942 Yau Leong Fong
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| Address |
Honolulu, Hawai'i , United States |
| Email | None |
| Website | None |
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October 15, 1906
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| Died | August 18, 2004
(97 years)
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| Contributor | Ex-New Jerseyan |
| Last Modifed | RBH
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Chinese - Army - Congregationalist -
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| Info | Born in Honolulu, Hawaii, October 15, 1906; attended public schools; graduated from the University of Hawaii in 1930 and Harvard Law School in 1935; was admitted to the bar in 1935 and commenced the practice of law in Honolulu; deputy attorney for city and county of Honolulu 1935-1938; during the Second World War served as judge advocate of the Seventh Fighter Command of the Seventh Air Force with rank of major 1942-1945; member of the Territorial legislature 1938-1954, serving four years as vice speaker and six years as speaker; vice president of the Territorial Constitutional Convention in 1950; chairman of the board and president of several insurance and financial institutions; engaged in banana farming in Honolulu; elected as a Republican to the United States Senate in 1959 upon the admission of Hawaii as a State; reelected in 1964 and again in 1970 and served from August 21, 1959, to January 3, 1977; was not a candidate for reelection in 1976; returned to private enterprise, and serves as chairman of Finance Enterprises, Ltd.; is a resident of Kahaluu, Hawaii.
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