Statewide County HI Archives Biographies.....McCarthy, Charles James August 4, 1861 - 
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Source: The Story of Hawaii and Its Builders. Published by the Honolulu Star Bulletin Ltd., Territory of Hawaii, 1925.
Author: Edited by George F. Nellist

CHARLES JAMES MCCARTHY, Ex-Governor of Hawaii. After a distinguished public 
career covering a period of more than thirty years and dating back to the 
Hawaiian monarchy, Charles J. McCarthy, political leader and former governor 
of the Territory, retired in 1923 to devote himself to private business 
interests, but on March 3, 1925, was called back to civic service as general 
manager of the Honolulu water and sewer systems, a position of constantly 
increasing importance.
  Coming to Hawaii in 1881 as the representative of a San Francisco wholesale 
fruit house, Mr. McCarthy became identified almost immediately with the social 
and political life of old Hawaii. During the Hawaiian Monarchy he was a member 
of the House of Nobles in 1890 and was secretary of the Hawaiian legislature 
in 1892. During the early revolutionary periods in the late years of the reign 
of King Kalakaua, Mr. McCarthy was captain of the Honolulu Rifles, engaged on 
the defensive in the Gibson and Wilcox revolts. Later, when the Hawaiian 
Monarchy fell, Mr. McCarthy was one of the numerous supporters of the late 
Queen Liliuokalani who opposed her removal from the throne. In the period of 
political reconstruction he was a member of the National Guard, serving as 
lieutenant colonel until 1902, when he resigned. Throughout this period, Mr. 
McCarthy was engaged in various business enterprises.
  His political career in the Territory of Hawaii began in 1907 when he was 
elected to the senate, serving until 1912. Elected city treasurer in 1912, he 
held this office until 1914, serving at the same time as a member of the Board 
of Harbor Commissioners. In 1914 Mr. McCarthy was made territorial treasurer, 
serving as such until June 22, 1918, when he was appointed governor of Hawaii 
by President Woodrow Wilson, serving until June, 1921.
  For the next two years, Mr. McCarthy was absent from the territory, making 
his home at Washington, D.C., where he acted as the representative of the 
Honolulu Chamber of Commerce. Upon his return to Hawaii he became identified 
with the land department of the Hawaiian Dredging Co. in May, 1923, taking 
charge of special work in connection with the Waikiki reclamation project. 
Acting with the Honolulu board of supervisors and reclamation commissioners, 
Mr. McCarthy made plans for the laying out of reclamation sections. This work 
was completed Sept. 1, 1924. 
  Born in Boston, Mass., Aug. 4, 1861, Mr. McCarthy is the son of Charles and 
Joana (McCarthy) McCarthy. His family removed to San Francisco where he 
received his education in grammar and high schools.
  Mr. McCarthy and Margaret Teresa Morgan were married in Honolulu, Jan. 16, 
1889. They have five daughters, Eileen, Louise, Pearl, Virginia and Margaret. 
Mr. McCarthy is a member of the Pan-Pacific Union, a Knight of Pythias, Elk, 
Eagle and a member of the Oahu Country, Myrtle Boat and Ad Clubs.


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