Statewide County HI Archives Biographies.....Gomes, Clement October 31, 1892 - ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/hi/hifiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: J. Orr jessicanorr@gmail.com July 11, 2011, 5:43 pm Source: The Story of Hawaii and Its Builders, Honolulu Star Bulletin, Ltd. Territory of Hawaii, 1925 Author: Edited by George F. Nellist CLEMENT GOMES, Business Man and Legislator. Educated mainly through his own efforts, and successful in business endeavors on his native island of Kauai, Clement Gomes in 1924 entered politics and was elected to the House of Representatives of the territorial legislature on the Republican ticket. He is one of the youngest members of the legislature. Mr. Gomes was born at Hanamaulu, Kauai, Oct. 31, 1892, the son of John and Josephine Gomes, was graduated from grammar school in 1906 and completed his education by taking a two-year course in automotive engineering from the International Correspondence Schools and a course of like length in business methods from La Salle Extension University. He was foreman of the Gomes garages at Hanapepe and Nawiliwili, 1912 to 1920, and in the latter year became manager of Waimea Stables, Ltd., at Nawiliwili, his present position. He has also been agent for the Inter-Island Steam Navigation Co. at Nawiliwili since 1923, and in addition to his other duties is secretary and director of the Waimea Stables, Ltd. Mr. Gomes is a Forester, vice-president of the Kauai Athletic Club, and a member of the Lusitana Society, Kauai Chamber of Commerce and the American Legion. He was a non-commissioned officer in the United States army during the World war. On Feb. 16, 1918, he married Mary K. Achee of Honolulu. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/hi/statewide/bios/gomes371bs.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.poppet.org/hifiles/ File size: 2.0 Kb