Wallace Rider Farrington (May 3, 1871 – October 6, 1933) was an American journalist who served as the sixth Territorial Governor of Hawaii, serving from 1921 to 1929. Prior to his term, he was editor of The Honolulu Advertiser and Honolulu Star-Bulletin newspapers.
Life
Farrington was born in Orono on May 3, 1871. He graduated the University of Maine in 1891. An avid traveler, he found himself in Honolulu, Hawaii in 1894 and was persuaded to stay to become the editor of the Honolulu Advertiser. He left the newspaper after three years of service to become the editor of the Honolulu Star-Bulletin. Interested in local politics, he was elected Mayor of Honolulu.
In 1915, Farrington organized the Honolulu Ad Club. One of his invited guest speakers was Warren Harding, a Republican Senator from Ohio. Farrington introduced Harding as "the future president of the United States." Harding replied that if Farrington's prediction came true, he would name Farrington governor of the Territory of Hawaii. He was buried in Oahu Cemetery.
References
- Honoluluadvertiser.com- Posted 2006-07-02; Accessed 2011-04-06
- Coffman, Tom. The Island Edge of America: A Political History of Hawaii. University of Hawaii Press, 2003.
- Pukui, Mary Kawena and Samuel Elbert. Place Names of Hawaii. UH Press, 1974.