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John Owen Dominis
For the American photographer, see John Dominis.
Prince consort of the Hawaiian Islands
John Owen Dominis (March 10, 1832 – August 27, 1891) was prince consort of the Kingdom of Hawaiʻi as the husband of Queen Liliʻuokalani from January 29, 1891, until his death that year.[2]
Family
His father was a sea captain named John Dominis (1796–1846) who came to America in 1819 from Trieste during the Napoleonic Wars.
John owen dominos biography
He was often called Italian[2][3][4] from then a family of Venetian Conti Palatini de Dominis de Arba (Count Palatines of Rab),[5] that had its origins in the island of Rab, in Dalmatia.
His mother, Mary Jones, was an American of English descent.[6] Working for Josiah Marshall of Boston, Massachusetts, Captain Dominis sailed from North America across the Pacific, often stopping in Hawaii. One of his ships used on the trading voyages was called "Owhyhee" (an older transcription of 'O H