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Hawaiian Queen. Her short reign, from 1891 to 1893, was characterized by conflict with the USA, who had enforced a constitution on Hawaii rendering the monarchy almost powerless. Her push for a new political settlement led her to be deposed and arrested by a provisional government. She was the last monarch of Hawaii.

I was born in 1729 in New York. I served in the Seven-Years War in the colonial militia and became a member of the Continental Congress. In 1777 I became governor of New York and held the post for over 20 years. I argued against ratification of the US Constitution and acted as a prominent…