William d. alexander biography

William DeWitt Alexander

Hawaiian educator, author, and linguist

William DeWitt Alexander

With his family in the 1880s

Born(1833-04-02)April 2, 1833

Honolulu, Hawaii

DiedFebruary 21, 1913(1913-02-21) (aged 79)
Occupation(s)Educator, Surveyor
SpouseAbigail Charlotte Baldwin
ChildrenAgnes Baldwin Alexander
+ 4 others
Parent(s)William Alexander
Mary McKinney

William DeWitt Alexander (April 2, 1833 – February 21, 1913) was an educator, author and linguist in the Kingdom of Hawaii and Republic of Hawaii.

He then constructed maps for the Territory of Hawaii.

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Early life

Alexander was born in Honolulu April 2, 1833. His father was missionary William Patterson Alexander and mother Mary Ann McKinney. He was named after William Radcliffe DeWitt (1792–1867) a Presbyterian pastor of his mother, who convinced her and her brother Edmund McKinney to become missionaries.[1] He graduated from Punahou School in 1849, and travele William D.

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