Dole, Sanford Ballard (1844-1926), led a group that helped make Hawaii a United States territory. In 1893, Dole took part in a movement that deposed Queen Liliuokalani. He then headed the provisional government.
Dole became president of the Republic of Hawaii in 1894 when President Grover Cleveland opposed annexation. The United States annexed Hawaii in 1898, after Cleveland left office. Dole served as the first territorial governor from 1900 to 1903, and as United States district judge in Hawaii from 1903 to 1916. Dole was born in Honolulu.
