Statewide County HI Archives Biographies.....Asch, Julius William November 1, 1880 - 
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Source: The Story of Hawaii and Its Builders. Published by the Honolulu Star Bulletin, Territory of Hawaii, 1925
Author: Edited by George F. Nellist

JULIUS WILLIAM ASCH, Police Executive. Son of an early settler in Hawaii, 
Julius W. Asch, deputy sheriff, has spent practically all of his life in the 
land of his birth, where he has had long public service. Before starting his 
career in Hawaii, Mr. Asch went to San Francisco in 1894, spending five years 
in the employ of the Union Iron Works.
  Returning to Honolulu in 1899, he was a purser for the Inter-Island Steam 
Navigation Co., Ltd., for two years and in 1901 went to Kauai as store 
bookkeeper for the Makaweli Sugar Co. Going to work for the Honolulu Rapid 
Transit Co. in 1904, he was a motorman for four years.
  Mr. Asch began his public service in January, 1909, when he joined the 
police force as chief clerk. He was elected to the legislature in 1913 on the 
Democratic ticket as a representative from the Fourth District and received 
his appointment as deputy sheriff in June, 1914.
  Born in Honolulu, Nov. 1, 1880, Mr. Asch is the son of the late Julius and 
Mary (Singer) Asch. His father came to Hawaii in 1871 from Germany. During the 
Hawaiian monarchy the elder Mr. Asch was a colonel in the Hawaiian Rifles, 
later serving as a captain in the National Guard of the Territory. He died in 
Honolulu, Jan. 16, 1915.
  Julius W. Asch received his education in the schools of Honolulu and at St. 
Louis College. He married Antonette Blackstad, July 24, 1901.
  Active in fraternal circles, Mr. Asch is a past exalted ruler of the Elks 
and attended the national convention of the order at Boston in July, 1924. He 
is a member of the Redmen, Foresters, Phoenix Lodge, Eagles, Native Sons of 
Hawaii and the St. Louis Alumni Association. Mr. Asch is prominent in 
Democratic politics and was elected alternate delegate-at-large to the 
National Democratic convention held in New York City, June 24-July 15, 1924.


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