Background
Alexander, William Patterson was born on July 29, 1893 in New Haven. Son of Arthur Chambers and Mary Elizabeth (Hillenbrand) Alexander.
agricultural products executive
Alexander, William Patterson was born on July 29, 1893 in New Haven. Son of Arthur Chambers and Mary Elizabeth (Hillenbrand) Alexander.
Master of Science, Yale University. Postgraduate, University Hawaii.
Director research EWA Plantation, Hawaii, 1920—1927. General administrator Gomez-Mena, Havana, Cuba, 1927—1929. General manager Grove Farm Company, Lihue, Hawaii, 1929—1954.
Retired; With United States Navy, 1917-1919.
Chairman Young Men’s Christian Association, Honolulu, 1959—1965. Member advisory board Salvation Army, 1955—1965. President Hawaiian History Society, 1955—1992, Hawaiian Mission Children's Society, 1925.
Regent University Hawaii, 1940—1952. Member of Outrigger Club, Pacific Club, Chamber of Commerce Honolulu, Chamber of Commerce Kauai, Waikiki Yacht Club, Masons, Rotary.
Married Alice Renton Bond, February 27, 1919. Children: William Patterson, Benjamin Bond, Henry Arthur, Alice Renton.