Farrington, named after a Hawaiʻi governor
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Wallace Rider Farrington was born in 1871 in Maine and became a newspaper reporter following his public education.
In 1894, he came to Hawaii and became an Editor for the Pacific Commercial Advertiser, which has evolved into today's Honolulu Star-Advertiser.
After two years, he went back to America only to return to the islands the year of Hawaiʻi's annexation.
Farrington continued his career with another newspaper company, becoming the VP and General Business Manager of the Honolulu Star-Bulletin.
He held these positions until his appointment as the sixth Governor of the Territory of Hawaiʻi, serving two terms.Walter Rider Farrington is given credit for a high degree of prosperity for the Territory of Hawaiʻi.
From helping to form the Republican party to leading the Honolulu Chamber of Commerce to being a key figure in establishing higher education, Farrington's legacies continue.
Since the mid-1800s, the establishment of a college in the Hawaiian Islands was discussed but failed to materialize.
Farrington, with his enthusiasm and efforts, made way for the 1907 Legislature to pass and Governor to sign Act 24.
This created the College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts, which originally began near in Honolulu near Thomas Square.
In 1912, it was renamed College of Hawaiʻi, then in 1920, the University of Hawaiʻi, and in 1972, finally became the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa, which continues today.
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Farrington High School is the home of the Governors, named in honor of Governor Wallace Farrington who passed away in 1933, the same year it opened.
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