Signed by INGRAM M. STAINBACK GOVERNOR of HAWAII Postal Cover 1942 HONOLULU, HI

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Signed by INGRAM M. STAINBACK GOVERNOR of HAWAII Postal Cover 1942 HONOLULU, HI:
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It was sent 12 Nov 1942. It was sent from to Harold L. Ickes. It is franked \"Air Mail\".

This cover is in good, but NOT perfect condition. Please look at the scan and make your own judgement.

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Ingram Macklin Stainback(May 12, 1883– April 12, 1961) was the ninthTerritorial Governor of Hawaiiand served from 1942 to 1951.

Born in 1883 inSomerville, Tennessee, he received his undergraduate degree fromPrinceton Universityand hisJuris Doctorfrom theUniversity of Chicago.

Tombstone of Ingram Macklin Stainback, Oahu Cemetery

Stainback, a well-connected Democrat, came to Hawaii shortly after graduation and was appointed by Democratic GovernorLucius E. Pinkhamin 1914 to the post of Territorial Attorney General.[1]He resigned in 1917 to join the Army and rose to the rank of major. When the war ended he returned to private practice in Hawaii.

Previous to his administration, Stainback was a United States District Attorney and then a judge on the U.S. District Court for the Territory of Hawaii. He was appointed to the office by PresidentFranklin D. Roosevelt. It is likely that his friendships with then-Secretary of StateCordell Hulland SenatorKenneth McKellar, both Tennesseans, played a role in his appointment. However, Stainback was essentially powerless for the first two years of his term since Gov.Joseph B. Poindexterhad allowed the military to take over the government on December 7, 1941. During that time, Hawaii was governed by Army generalsWalter Short,Delos Emmons, andRobert C. Richardson, Jr.

A conservative Democrat, Stainback, whose full powers were restored on April 13, 1944, played a significant role in the lifting ofmartial lawin wartime Hawaii. Stainback believedCommunistswere plotting to take over theHawaiian Islands. He also provided a genesis for Hawaii\'sDemocratic Revolution of 1954by decrying the land monopolies in Hawaii and calling for land reform. Upon resigning his post on May 8, 1951, Stainback had served eight years, eight months and six days, the longest of any appointed governor up to that point.[2]

On September 26, 1951, he was appointed by PresidentHarry S. Trumanas an associate judge to theHawaii Supreme Court. Stainback argued forCommonwealthstatus similar toPuerto Ricoinstead of statehood, arguing that Hawaii would benefit from the federal tax exemption. He died in 1961 inHonolulu, Hawaiʻiand is buried atOahu Cemetery.

He is memorialized on theisland of Hawaiiby the Stainback Highway, a little-used 18-mile road that leads from theHawaii Belt Kulani Correctional Facility, a medium security state prison