Similar photo found in the Hawai'i State Archives Digital Collections, "John Owen Dominis, Prince Consort of the Hawaiian Islands" dated 1880s-1891.
John Owen Dominis was husband to Queen Liliʻuokalani. He was Prince Consort of the Kingdom of Hawaiʻi. He held several prominent positions within the government of the Hawaiian Kingdom including General and Commander of the Armies, secretary to King Kamehameha IV and King Kamehameha V, and the governor of Oʻahu and Maui under King Kamehameha V.
He met Lydia Pāki (later to be name Liliʻuokalani) during his school days. He and Lydia were married on September 16, 1862. When his mother Mary died, he and Liliʻuokalani inherited Washington Place. John Owen Dominis died less than a year after Liliʻuokalani became queen.
On January 16, 1893 the Hawaiian Kingdom was invaded by United States marines which led to the illegal overthrow of the Hawaiian government the following day.
