American politicianFor other people named William Jarrett, see William Jarrett (disambiguation).

William Paul Jarrett (August 22, 1877 – November 10, 1929) was a sheriff and congressional delegate representing the Territory of Hawaii.

Biography

Jarrett was born August 22, 1877 and grew up in Honolulu, Hawaii, on the island of Oahu, and attended Saint Louis School. Of Native Hawaiian descent, his father was William Kaauwai Jarrett and mother was Emma Kaoo Stevens. He married Mary H. K. Clark with whom he had six children.

Jarrett became one of the earliest leaders of the Hawaii Democratic Party. Jarrett served as deputy Sheriff of the City & County of Honolulu from 1906 to 1908, Sheriff until 1914, and High Sheriff of the Territory of Hawaii from 1914 to 1922.

From March 4, 1923 to March 3, 1927, Jarrett served in the United States Congress as a territorial delegate. He won elections in November 1922 and 1924, but lost the bid for re-election in 1927. He died on November 10, 1929.

He was interred at Diamond Head Memorial Park. William P. Jarrett Middle School, established in 1955, was named after him.

See also

• List of Asian Americans and Pacific Islands Americans in the United States Congress

References

• US House of Representatives; et:al. (Kato, Kenneth; Litten, Joshua; Burns, Jacqueline, V.; Ethier, Grace; Hromada, Erin Marie-Lloyd; Murphy, Michael; O’Hara, Laura Turner; Rucker, Terrance) (2018). Kowalewski, Albin J. (ed.). Asian and Pacific Islander Americans in Congress, 1900–2017. Prepared under the direction of the Committee on House Administration by the Office of the Historian and the Office of the Clerk, US House of Representatives (PDF). Washington, DC: US Government Publishing Office. pp.:198–203. ISBN:978-0-16-094356-0. OCLC:1019833174.

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