Statewide County HI Archives Biographies.....Valentine, Alexander April 6, 1866 - ************************************************ 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 January 10, 2012, 6:19 pm Source: The Story of Hawaii and Its Builders, Honolulu Star Bulletin, Ltd. Territory of Hawaii, 1925 Author: Edited by George F. Nellist ALEXANDER VALENTINE, Plantation Manager. A decade of service on his father’s farm in Scotland, practically in charge of operations for the last half of that period, gave Alexander Valentine the foundation upon which he won success in Hawaii as a sugar producer. He is manager of Olowalu plantation, island of Maui. Arriving in Hawaii in July, 1891, he was appointed overseer for the Hilo Sugar Co., team luna, 1892; division overseer, 1899, and was promoted to head overseer in 1901. He resigned in 1915 to accept his present position. Born at Kincardineshire, Scotland, April 6, 1866, he is the son of James and Forbes (Peter) Valentine. He was educated in the Peterculter public school, Scotland, and from 1881 to 1891 was associated with his father in farming. Mr. Valentine became a citizen of the United States in 1901. He is a Mason and Elk, has been active in politics and is president of his Republican precinct club. He married Margaret J. Davidson in San Francisco, Nov. 24, 1911. They have one child, Alexander D. Valentine. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/hi/statewide/bios/valentin599bs.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.poppet.org/hifiles/ File size: 1.7 Kb