James Harbottle Boyd

James Harbottle Boyd
Birth nameJames Aalapuna Harbottle Boyd
Nickname(s)Jimmie[1]
Born(1858-07-04)July 4, 1858
Honolulu, Hawaii
DiedAugust 14, 1915(1915-08-14) (aged 57)[2]
Waimea, Hawaii[2]
Buried
AllegianceKingdom of Hawaii
Service/branchGovernor's staff
King's staff
Prince’s Own
Queen's staff
Years of service1877–1893
RankColonel
Battles/warsOverthrow of the Kingdom of Hawaii
RelationsEdwin Harbottle Boyd
Queen Liliuokalani's Staff: Left to right, Col. J. H. Boyd, Col. Henry F. Bertelmann, Chamberlain James W. Robertson, Boyd's brother-in-law. Seated Col. John D. Holt.

James Aalapuna Harbottle Boyd (July 4, 1858 – August 14, 1915) was a military official under the Kingdom of Hawaii. He served King Kalākaua and Queen Liliʻuokalani and was the inspiration for the song Aloha ʻOe.

  1. ^ Brown, Malcolm (1918). Reminiscences of a Pioneer Kauai Family, with References and Anecdotes of Early Honolulu. Honolulu: Thos. McVeagh. pp. 51–53. OCLC 16342752.
  2. ^ a b "Death Claims James H. Boyd At Big Island". The Honolulu Star-Bulletin. August 16, 1913. p. 2. Retrieved November 21, 2012.

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