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Who was Sanford Ballard Dole?

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Sanford Ballard Dole was a lawyer and jurist who led the provisional government of Hawaii established after the Hawaiian monarchy was overthrown in 1893. Dole’s government immediately pushed for the United States to annex the Hawaiian Islands, but was rebuffed. He and his associates went on to form the Republic of Hawaii, of which he was president (1894–1900). The U.S. annexed the islands in 1898 and in 1900 created the Territory of Hawaii, of which Dole was the first governor (1900–03). He resigned to become judge of the U.S. district court of Hawaii, a post he held from 1903 until his retirement in 1915.