Howard V. Sutherland (1868 - 1943)

Howard Vigne Sutherland was a playwright, journalist, and poet. Born in South Africa, he lived in various countries until becoming a US citizen in 1895. He was a journalist, an editor and business manager for several newspapers in San Fransisco. He also went to the Klondyke from February 1898 to July 1899 as a miner. In 1932 he moved to Honolulu, Hawaii and was appointed by Governor Joseph B. Poindexter to be the historian for the Hawaiian Territory.