Louise Olga Gaylord Dillingham
Louise Olga Gaylord Dillingham | |
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Louise Olga Gaylord in c. 1910 | |
| Born | Louise Olga Gaylord November 3, 1885 Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
| Died | January 28, 1964 (aged 78) Mallorca, Spain |
| Burial place | O'ahu Cemetery, Honolulu, Hawaii, U.S. |
| Occupation(s) | Civic leader, socialite, philanthropist |
| Spouse | Walter Francis Dillingham (m. 1910–1963; his death) |
| Children | 4 |
| Relatives | Benjamin Dillingham (father in-law) |
Louise Olga Gaylord Dillingham (November 3, 1885 – January 28, 1964) American socialite, community civic leader, and philanthropist in the Territory of Hawaii.[1] She was the daughter of Chicago banker Henry George Gaylord, and was married to Honolulu industrialist Walter F. Dillingham.[2][3][4]
Life and career
Louise Olga Gaylord was born November 3, 1885, in Chicago.[5][6] Her parents were Elizabeth “Bessie” (née Mitchell), and Henry George Gaylord.[7] She was three years old when her father died, which left her with an inheritance.[7] She attended Miss Spence's School in New York City.[5]
She married Walter Francis Dillingham in Florence, Italy in 1910, and together they had four children.[8] The family lived at La Pietra, an Italian villa–styled house near Diamond Head.[9][10]
Dillingham supported agricultural efforts at Allandale Farm in Hawaii, and led community campaigns to plant “war gardens” during World War I.[11] She did charity work with the Palama Settlement in Honolulu.[5] She was one of the early founders of the League of Women Voters of Hawaii.[6]
Their son Henry Gaylord Dillingham (1918–1945), was in the U.S. military during World War II and died in active duty in Kawasaki, Japan.[12] In 1948, the Dillingham Airfield near Mokulēʻia, Hawaii was named in their son's honor.[12]
Her husband died on October 22, 1963. Dillingham died shortly after on January 28, 1964, in Mallorca while on vacation.[3][6]
See also
References
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- ^ Yasutake, Rumi (August 6, 2024). The Feminist Pacific: International Women's Networks in Hawai'i, 1820–1940. Columbia University Press. p. 348. ISBN 978-0-231-55747-4.
...Louise Olga Gaylord Dillingham, daughter of a prominent Chicago banker and the wife of missionary grandson planter–businessman Walter F. Dillingham...
- ^ a b "Louise Olga Gaylord Dillingham Obituary". The Kansas City Times. January 29, 1964. p. 5. Retrieved 2025-07-02 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "It's a Grand Schoolhouse". Honolulu Star-Bulletin. December 22, 1983. p. 49. Retrieved 2025-07-02 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b c "Dillingham, Louise Olga Gaylord". Woman's Who's Who of America: A Biographical Dictionary of Contemporary Women of the United States and Canada, 1914-l9l5. American Commonwealth Company. 1914. p. 248.
- ^ a b c Peterson, Barbara Bennett (1984). "Dillingham, Louise Olga Gaylord". Notable Women of Hawaii. University of Hawaii Press. pp. 109–112. ISBN 978-0-8248-0820-4.
- ^ a b "Record of the Courts". The Inter Ocean. September 21, 1887. p. 10. Retrieved 2025-07-02.
- ^ Nellist, George F. (1925). "Walter Francis Dillingham". The Story of Hawaii and Its Builders. Honolulu Star-Bulletin, Limited.
- ^ Lytle, Hugh (October 12, 1941). "Dillinghams of Hawaii Have Built Fortune and Influence". Daily Press. p. 21. Retrieved 2025-07-04 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Hall, Rosanna (December 22, 1983). "It's a Grand Schoolhouse". Honolulu Star-Bulletin. p. 49. Retrieved 2025-07-04 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Louise Gaylord Dillingham | Hawaii's History & Historic Places". Hawaii's History & Historic Places. May 13, 2025. Retrieved 2025-07-04.
- ^ a b Murphy, Thomas D. (September 30, 2019). In Freedom's Cause: A Record of the Men of Hawaii Who Died in the Second World War. University of Hawaii Press. p. 20. ISBN 978-0-8248-8410-9.