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Chiefs of Mission for Hawaii
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Chiefs of Mission
- David Lawrence Gregg (1814–1868)
- Commissioner, December 20, 1853–May 21, 1858
- James Wallace Borden (1810–1882)
- Commissioner, May 21, 1858–June 8, 1861
- Thomas Jefferson Dryer (1808–1879)
- Commissioner, June 8, 1861–June 18, 1863
- James McBride (1802–1875)
- Minister Resident, June 19, 1863–July 26, 1866
- Edward Moody McCook (1833–1909)
- Minister Resident, July 26, 1866–December 5, 1868
- Henry Augustus Peirce (1808–1885)
- Minister Resident, July 19, 1869–September 25, 1877
- James Monroe Stewart Comly (1832–1887)
- Minister Resident, September 25, 1877–August 21, 1882
- Rollin Mallory Daggett (1831–1901)
- Minister Resident, August 21, 1882–June 12, 1885
- George W. Merrill (1837–1914)
- Minister Resident, June 12, 1885–September 23, 1889
- John Leavitt Stevens (1820–1895)
- Minister Resident, September 23, 1889–September 8, 1890
- John Leavitt Stevens (1820–1895)
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, September 8, 1890–May 18, 1893
- James Henderson Blount (1837–1903)
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, May 23, 1893–August 8, 1893
- Albert Shelby Willis (1843–1897)
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, November 7, 1893–January 6, 1897
- Harold Marsh Sewall (1860–1924)
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, June 7, 1897–August 12, 1898
Other Nominees
- H.A. Millen (?–)
- Minister Resident: Not commissioned; nomination withdrawn before the Senate acted upon it.
- John H. Hutchenson (?–)
- Minister Resident: Not commissioned; nomination not confirmed by the Senate.