Statewide County HI Archives Biographies.....Lidgate, Anthony December 11, 1858 - June 6, 1921
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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

ANTHONY LIDGATE, Plantation Builder. For thirty-five years manager of Paauilo 
plantation for Theo H. Davies & Co. Ltd., and devoting practically all of his 
business life to the advancement of the sugar industry on the island of 
Hawaii, the late Anthony Lidgate was a pioneer in cane culture. As a planter 
and plantation executive, he is given a prominent place in the group of men 
whose vision enabled them to foresee, in the discouraging days which marked 
the early history of sugar planting, that the ventures to which they dedicated 
their efforts would ultimately become the leading factor in the wealth 
production of Hawaii.
  Born at Peterborough, Ontario, Canada, Dec. 11, 1858, the son of William and 
Ann (Belzard) Lidgate, Mr. Lidgate came to Hawaii with his parents in the 
early 60’s, his father preceding him in the sugar industry as manager of 
Laupahoehoe plantation.
  Receiving his education at Punahou School and later at Oahu College, Mr. 
Lidgate entered the sugar industry as soon as his school days were over, 
learning sugar boiling under his father’s direction at Laupahoehoe plantation 
and later launching a cane planting venture of his own and was engaged for two 
years in cultivating cane for Laupahoehoe mill.
  Succeeding in this work, Mr. Lidgate was selected in 1886 as manager of 
Paauilo plantation and held the position until June 6, 1921, the date of his 
death at Hilo, Hawaii. As a result of Mr. Lidgate’s industry and thorough 
understanding of this particular branch of agriculture, sugar planters of 
today concede, the Paauilo plantation flourished and continues to be one of 
the leading sugar producers in Hawaii.
  Mr. Lidgate and Flora Ludgate were married at Peterborough, Ontario, Jan. 
15, 1885. He was survived by his widow and four children, Kenneth, William, 
Elsie (Lidgate) Corstorphen and Dora Lidgate.


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Last name also spelled "Lydgate"

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