Frank W. Damon was a son of the Rev. Samuel C. and Julia S. (Mills) Damon. He was born in Honolulu, HI, and went to Oahu College there. He taught Latin and Greek in Oahu College from 1874-1876 and studied in Germany from 1876-77. He eventually returned to the Hawaiian Island after traveling to India and China. He became immersed in the study of the Chinese language and customs and became Superintendent of the Chinese Mission in Honolulu. He returned to China in 1884 to continue his studies on China. Back in Hawaii, Mr. and Mrs. Damon opened their home as a Chinese school in 1892 so that the young Chinese of Hawaii could learn English. This was the beginning of the Mills School. The school later removed to the Manoa Valley. For many years the Damon's home was a major rendezvous spot for Christian travelers, missionaries and various philanthropic leaders. One of his mottos was, "Within the four seas, all are brothers."
He married Mary R. Hopper, a daughter of the Rev. A. P. Hopper of Canton, China, on May 1, 1884. They had five children.
It was reported that he had a "general nervous breakdown" in July of 1912 from which he never fully recovered. He died of "internal troubles" in Moanalua Island, Hawaii, with interment at Nuuanu Cemetery in Honolulu.
Source: Amherst College Bulletin: Obituary Records.
He married Mary R. Hopper, a daughter of the Rev. A. P. Hopper of Canton, China, on May 1, 1884. They had five children.
It was reported that he had a "general nervous breakdown" in July of 1912 from which he never fully recovered. He died of "internal troubles" in Moanalua Island, Hawaii, with interment at Nuuanu Cemetery in Honolulu.
Source: Amherst College Bulletin: Obituary Records.
Frank W. Damon was a son of the Rev. Samuel C. and Julia S. (Mills) Damon. He was born in Honolulu, HI, and went to Oahu College there. He taught Latin and Greek in Oahu College from 1874-1876 and studied in Germany from 1876-77. He eventually returned to the Hawaiian Island after traveling to India and China. He became immersed in the study of the Chinese language and customs and became Superintendent of the Chinese Mission in Honolulu. He returned to China in 1884 to continue his studies on China. Back in Hawaii, Mr. and Mrs. Damon opened their home as a Chinese school in 1892 so that the young Chinese of Hawaii could learn English. This was the beginning of the Mills School. The school later removed to the Manoa Valley. For many years the Damon's home was a major rendezvous spot for Christian travelers, missionaries and various philanthropic leaders. One of his mottos was, "Within the four seas, all are brothers."
He married Mary R. Hopper, a daughter of the Rev. A. P. Hopper of Canton, China, on May 1, 1884. They had five children.
It was reported that he had a "general nervous breakdown" in July of 1912 from which he never fully recovered. He died of "internal troubles" in Moanalua Island, Hawaii, with interment at Nuuanu Cemetery in Honolulu.
Source: Amherst College Bulletin: Obituary Records.
He married Mary R. Hopper, a daughter of the Rev. A. P. Hopper of Canton, China, on May 1, 1884. They had five children.
It was reported that he had a "general nervous breakdown" in July of 1912 from which he never fully recovered. He died of "internal troubles" in Moanalua Island, Hawaii, with interment at Nuuanu Cemetery in Honolulu.
Source: Amherst College Bulletin: Obituary Records.
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