Obituary
BUSINESSMAN, HERE SINCE 1893, DIES FOLLOWING AN OPERATION MONDAY Ed. Towse, president and manager of the Mercantile Printing Co., died at the Queen's hospital at 5:45 pm Wednesday. Death was the result of complications following an operation Monday for a ruptured gastric ulcer. Mr. Towse, familiarly known for many years as the "Mayor of Kaimuki", and only recently selected as chairman of a special tax reduction committee of the Chamber of Commerce, was born Sept 10, 1867 at Lubec, Maine[sic], and was 64 years old. He was the son of Walter W., descendant of a Yorkshire family, and Clara C. (Miller) Towse.
On Sept 22, 1899, Mr Towse married Catherine Marie Bon at Cheyenne, Wyoming.
Two children were born, Edward Armstrong and Bon Kapiolani. The widow and children survive. The daughter Bon is an examination teacher of English at the teacher's college of Columbia University, New York City. The son is a student at the University of Hawaii before going to Virginia. By an earlier marriage Mr Towse had one daughter, Florence, who is now Mrs. Crichton, living in San Francisco, and who has a son, seven years old, the only grandchild. An adventurous spirit, attracted to Hawaii by the revolution of 1893, Mr Towse remained in Honolulu to engage first in the newspaper and then in the printing business by purchasing the Mercantile Printing Co., to take an active part in civic and municipal affairs, and also to become president of the Territorial Building and Loan Association. He also became a vice president of the Honolulu Gas Co. and the Ideal Finance and Mortgage Co., director of the Pacific Engineering Co., and vice president of the Moses Office Equipment Co., of which he was president and manager at the time of his death. A pioneer in the now extensive residential section of Kaimuki, Mr Towse was prominent as a leading member and officer of the Kaimuki Improvement Club in the movement to obtain street and other improvements for the district. He was elected a member of the House of Representatives for the 1911 session, and was one of the organizers of the Republican Party in the islands. Mr Towse did considerable writing and travelling , and also served for seven years in the national guard, retiring as a Captain. He was educated in the high schools of Wyoming, where his father was a pioneer with a record as an Indian fighter. Mr Towse was noted for his civic work in many spheres. Much of this was done through the Honolulu Rotary Club, of which he was a charter member and past president. He served as head of the club in 1916/17. In connection with Rotary's international work he went to Japan several years ago as a member of a delegation to a Pacific Rotary conference. Few men in Hawaii have been more active in writing and speaking on public causes and issues. In the later years of his residence here, this interest in affairs became international. His books included "Masonic History", "Revolution of 1893", "Japan: Era of Peace Through Justice" and "Cruise of the Tetuatua." Mr Towse was a Mason and Past Master. (SOURCE: "Honolulu Advertiser" Thurs Dec 17, 1931)
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The following books, identified with Mr. Towse, were reportedly found at University of Hawaii, Manoa Library: Lodge le progres de l'oceanie 1841--transcript by Edward Towse, PM, Cover title: Le Tellier's Lodge Mercantile Printing Co.
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BUSINESSMAN, HERE SINCE 1893, DIES FOLLOWING AN OPERATION MONDAY Ed. Towse, president and manager of the Mercantile Printing Co., died at the Queen's hospital at 5:45 pm Wednesday. Death was the result of complications following an operation Monday for a ruptured gastric ulcer. Mr. Towse, familiarly known for many years as the "Mayor of Kaimuki", and only recently selected as chairman of a special tax reduction committee of the Chamber of Commerce, was born Sept 10, 1867 at Lubec, Maine[sic], and was 64 years old. He was the son of Walter W., descendant of a Yorkshire family, and Clara C. (Miller) Towse.
On Sept 22, 1899, Mr Towse married Catherine Marie Bon at Cheyenne, Wyoming.
Two children were born, Edward Armstrong and Bon Kapiolani. The widow and children survive. The daughter Bon is an examination teacher of English at the teacher's college of Columbia University, New York City. The son is a student at the University of Hawaii before going to Virginia. By an earlier marriage Mr Towse had one daughter, Florence, who is now Mrs. Crichton, living in San Francisco, and who has a son, seven years old, the only grandchild. An adventurous spirit, attracted to Hawaii by the revolution of 1893, Mr Towse remained in Honolulu to engage first in the newspaper and then in the printing business by purchasing the Mercantile Printing Co., to take an active part in civic and municipal affairs, and also to become president of the Territorial Building and Loan Association. He also became a vice president of the Honolulu Gas Co. and the Ideal Finance and Mortgage Co., director of the Pacific Engineering Co., and vice president of the Moses Office Equipment Co., of which he was president and manager at the time of his death. A pioneer in the now extensive residential section of Kaimuki, Mr Towse was prominent as a leading member and officer of the Kaimuki Improvement Club in the movement to obtain street and other improvements for the district. He was elected a member of the House of Representatives for the 1911 session, and was one of the organizers of the Republican Party in the islands. Mr Towse did considerable writing and travelling , and also served for seven years in the national guard, retiring as a Captain. He was educated in the high schools of Wyoming, where his father was a pioneer with a record as an Indian fighter. Mr Towse was noted for his civic work in many spheres. Much of this was done through the Honolulu Rotary Club, of which he was a charter member and past president. He served as head of the club in 1916/17. In connection with Rotary's international work he went to Japan several years ago as a member of a delegation to a Pacific Rotary conference. Few men in Hawaii have been more active in writing and speaking on public causes and issues. In the later years of his residence here, this interest in affairs became international. His books included "Masonic History", "Revolution of 1893", "Japan: Era of Peace Through Justice" and "Cruise of the Tetuatua." Mr Towse was a Mason and Past Master. (SOURCE: "Honolulu Advertiser" Thurs Dec 17, 1931)
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The following books, identified with Mr. Towse, were reportedly found at University of Hawaii, Manoa Library: Lodge le progres de l'oceanie 1841--transcript by Edward Towse, PM, Cover title: Le Tellier's Lodge Mercantile Printing Co.
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Obituary
BUSINESSMAN, HERE SINCE 1893, DIES FOLLOWING AN OPERATION MONDAY Ed. Towse, president and manager of the Mercantile Printing Co., died at the Queen's hospital at 5:45 pm Wednesday. Death was the result of complications following an operation Monday for a ruptured gastric ulcer. Mr. Towse, familiarly known for many years as the "Mayor of Kaimuki", and only recently selected as chairman of a special tax reduction committee of the Chamber of Commerce, was born Sept 10, 1867 at Lubec, Maine[sic], and was 64 years old. He was the son of Walter W., descendant of a Yorkshire family, and Clara C. (Miller) Towse.
On Sept 22, 1899, Mr Towse married Catherine Marie Bon at Cheyenne, Wyoming.
Two children were born, Edward Armstrong and Bon Kapiolani. The widow and children survive. The daughter Bon is an examination teacher of English at the teacher's college of Columbia University, New York City. The son is a student at the University of Hawaii before going to Virginia. By an earlier marriage Mr Towse had one daughter, Florence, who is now Mrs. Crichton, living in San Francisco, and who has a son, seven years old, the only grandchild. An adventurous spirit, attracted to Hawaii by the revolution of 1893, Mr Towse remained in Honolulu to engage first in the newspaper and then in the printing business by purchasing the Mercantile Printing Co., to take an active part in civic and municipal affairs, and also to become president of the Territorial Building and Loan Association. He also became a vice president of the Honolulu Gas Co. and the Ideal Finance and Mortgage Co., director of the Pacific Engineering Co., and vice president of the Moses Office Equipment Co., of which he was president and manager at the time of his death. A pioneer in the now extensive residential section of Kaimuki, Mr Towse was prominent as a leading member and officer of the Kaimuki Improvement Club in the movement to obtain street and other improvements for the district. He was elected a member of the House of Representatives for the 1911 session, and was one of the organizers of the Republican Party in the islands. Mr Towse did considerable writing and travelling , and also served for seven years in the national guard, retiring as a Captain. He was educated in the high schools of Wyoming, where his father was a pioneer with a record as an Indian fighter. Mr Towse was noted for his civic work in many spheres. Much of this was done through the Honolulu Rotary Club, of which he was a charter member and past president. He served as head of the club in 1916/17. In connection with Rotary's international work he went to Japan several years ago as a member of a delegation to a Pacific Rotary conference. Few men in Hawaii have been more active in writing and speaking on public causes and issues. In the later years of his residence here, this interest in affairs became international. His books included "Masonic History", "Revolution of 1893", "Japan: Era of Peace Through Justice" and "Cruise of the Tetuatua." Mr Towse was a Mason and Past Master. (SOURCE: "Honolulu Advertiser" Thurs Dec 17, 1931)
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The following books, identified with Mr. Towse, were reportedly found at University of Hawaii, Manoa Library: Lodge le progres de l'oceanie 1841--transcript by Edward Towse, PM, Cover title: Le Tellier's Lodge Mercantile Printing Co.
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BUSINESSMAN, HERE SINCE 1893, DIES FOLLOWING AN OPERATION MONDAY Ed. Towse, president and manager of the Mercantile Printing Co., died at the Queen's hospital at 5:45 pm Wednesday. Death was the result of complications following an operation Monday for a ruptured gastric ulcer. Mr. Towse, familiarly known for many years as the "Mayor of Kaimuki", and only recently selected as chairman of a special tax reduction committee of the Chamber of Commerce, was born Sept 10, 1867 at Lubec, Maine[sic], and was 64 years old. He was the son of Walter W., descendant of a Yorkshire family, and Clara C. (Miller) Towse.
On Sept 22, 1899, Mr Towse married Catherine Marie Bon at Cheyenne, Wyoming.
Two children were born, Edward Armstrong and Bon Kapiolani. The widow and children survive. The daughter Bon is an examination teacher of English at the teacher's college of Columbia University, New York City. The son is a student at the University of Hawaii before going to Virginia. By an earlier marriage Mr Towse had one daughter, Florence, who is now Mrs. Crichton, living in San Francisco, and who has a son, seven years old, the only grandchild. An adventurous spirit, attracted to Hawaii by the revolution of 1893, Mr Towse remained in Honolulu to engage first in the newspaper and then in the printing business by purchasing the Mercantile Printing Co., to take an active part in civic and municipal affairs, and also to become president of the Territorial Building and Loan Association. He also became a vice president of the Honolulu Gas Co. and the Ideal Finance and Mortgage Co., director of the Pacific Engineering Co., and vice president of the Moses Office Equipment Co., of which he was president and manager at the time of his death. A pioneer in the now extensive residential section of Kaimuki, Mr Towse was prominent as a leading member and officer of the Kaimuki Improvement Club in the movement to obtain street and other improvements for the district. He was elected a member of the House of Representatives for the 1911 session, and was one of the organizers of the Republican Party in the islands. Mr Towse did considerable writing and travelling , and also served for seven years in the national guard, retiring as a Captain. He was educated in the high schools of Wyoming, where his father was a pioneer with a record as an Indian fighter. Mr Towse was noted for his civic work in many spheres. Much of this was done through the Honolulu Rotary Club, of which he was a charter member and past president. He served as head of the club in 1916/17. In connection with Rotary's international work he went to Japan several years ago as a member of a delegation to a Pacific Rotary conference. Few men in Hawaii have been more active in writing and speaking on public causes and issues. In the later years of his residence here, this interest in affairs became international. His books included "Masonic History", "Revolution of 1893", "Japan: Era of Peace Through Justice" and "Cruise of the Tetuatua." Mr Towse was a Mason and Past Master. (SOURCE: "Honolulu Advertiser" Thurs Dec 17, 1931)
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The following books, identified with Mr. Towse, were reportedly found at University of Hawaii, Manoa Library: Lodge le progres de l'oceanie 1841--transcript by Edward Towse, PM, Cover title: Le Tellier's Lodge Mercantile Printing Co.
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