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A. L. C. Atkinson Jr. was a member Comment[edit]

"A. L. C. Atkinson (Jr.) Confirmed". The Honolulu Advertiser at Newspapers.com. December 18, 1903. Retrieved October 26, 2018.

Please see second paragraph that details his service with the Rifles. — Maile (talk) 16:46, 26 October 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Ethnic Composition of the Honolulu Rifles[edit]

The first company of the Honolulu Rifles included men who were not solely Caucasian. King Kamehameha IV was the Colonel of the HR, first mentioned in The Pacific Commercial Advertiser in May 1859. Charles Burnett Wilson, the Scottish-Tahitian father of Honolulu mayor John H. Wilson, was also a member from at least March 1870, likely earlier. -- Lkdaue (talk) 21:02, 7 June 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for making that change, KAVEBEAR! -- Lkdaue (talk) 17:42, 8 June 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Sources[edit]

"Rifles". The Pacific Commercial Advertiser at Newspapers.com. May 12, 1859. Retrieved June 7, 2019.
"Election of Officers Honolulu Rifle Corps". The Pacific Commercial Advertiser at Newspapers.com. March 12, 1870. Retrieved June 7, 2019.

Commanders of the Honolulu Rifles[edit]

R. Coady, Esq., Mar 1857-Jul 1858
John H. Brown, installed by Nov 1858
Thomas Spencer, installed by Jul 1861
Charles Thomas Gulick, installed by Dec 1868

-- Lkdaue (talk) 21:02, 7 June 2019 (UTC)[reply]

I changed the section on the first company to reflect R. Coady's leadership. -- Lkdaue (talk) 17:57, 8 June 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Sources[edit]

"Honolulu Rifles, Attention!!". The Polynesian at Newspapers.com. March 14, 1857. Retrieved June 7, 2019.
"The Past Week." Death of R. Coady, Esq". The Polynesian at Newspapers.com. July 24, 1858. Retrieved June 7, 2019.
"A Holiday". The Pacific Commercial Advertiser at Newspapers.com. November 25, 1858. Retrieved June 7, 2019.
"The 31st of July". The Polynesian at Newspapers.com. August 3, 1858. Retrieved June 7, 2019.