Fong, Hiram, 1907-2004
Name Entries
person
Fong, Hiram, 1907-2004
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Surname :
Fong
Forename :
Hiram
Date :
1907-2004
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Kʻuang, Yu-liang, 1907-2004
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Surname :
Kʻuang
Forename :
Yu-liang
Date :
1907-2004
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Fong, Yau Leong, 1907-2004
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Surname :
Fong
Forename :
Yau Leong
Date :
1907-2004
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Kuang, Youliang, 1907-2004
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Surname :
Kuang
Forename :
Youliang
Date :
1907-2004
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Male
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Biographical History
Hiram Leong Fong (b. Oct. 15, 1906, Honolulu, Hawaii-d. Aug. 18, 2004, Kahaluu, Hawaii), a U.S. Senator from Hawaii, graduated from Harvard Law School and was admitted to the bar in 1935. During World War II, he served as judge advocate of the 7th Fighter Command, 7th Air Force from 1942 to 1945. He was a longtime member of the Territorial legislature from 1938 to 1954, and vice president of the Territorial Constitutional Convention. Upon admission of Hawaii as a State, he was elected as a Republican to the U.S. Senate and served from 1959 to 1977.
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External Related CPF
https://id.loc.gov/authorities/n87836693
https://catalog.archives.gov/id/10571868
https://viaf.org/viaf/28594040
https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q926441
https://www.worldcat.org/identities/lccn-n87836693
https://id.loc.gov/authorities/n87836693
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Languages Used
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Subjects
Attorneys
Business
Nationalities
Americans
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Attorney
Business man
Colonels
Legislators
Politicians
Prospectors
Senator
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Places
Washington, DC
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Honolulu
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Birth
Hawaii
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