John Owen Dominis
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John Owen Dominis (10 March 1832 – 27 August 1891) was an American-born statesman, Prince Consort of the [[Kingdom of Hawaii|Kingdom of HawaiTemplate:Okinai]] and royal governor of the islands of [[Oahu|OTemplate:Okinaahu]] and Maui in the present-day United States. Dominis was married to [[Liliuokalani|Queen LiliTemplate:Okinauokalani]], the last reigning monarch of HawaiTemplate:Okinai before being overthrown by the Hawaiian Revolution which resulted in the [[Republic of Hawaii|Republic of HawaiTemplate:Okinai]] in 1893.
John Owen Dominis was born in Schenectady, New York. He grew up in a mansion commissioned by Kamehameha III for the Dominis family called Washington Place, today the home of the [[Governor of Hawaii|Governors of HawaiTemplate:Okinai]]. He married Mary Purdy Lamiki Aimoku and had one child, John Owen Dominis, Jr. His wife and son died in Honolulu. In 1862, Dominis married Princess Lydia KamakaTemplate:Okinaeha Paki, as Queen LiliuTemplate:Okinaokalani was known then. In 1868, Dominis was appointed royal governor of the islands of OTemplate:Okinaahu and Maui, an office he served until his death. Upon the death of Mary Dominis in 1889, Dominis' wife became mistress of Washington Place, which became a lesser royal palace. Dominis died on 27 August 1891 in Honolulu.
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