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William Paul Jarrett
Delegate to the U.S. House of Representatives from Hawaii Territory's At-large district
In office March 4, 1923 – March 3, 1927
Preceded by	Henry Alexander Baldwin
Succeeded by	Victor S. K. Houston
Personal details
Born	(1877-08-22)August 22, 1877 Honolulu, Kingdom of Hawaii
Died	November 10, 1929(1929-11-10) (aged 52) Honolulu, Territory of Hawaii
Resting place	Diamond Head Memorial Park
Political party	Democratic
Spouse	Mary H.K. Clark Jarrett (Wife)
Relatives	Arthur L. Jarrett (Cousin) Art Jarrett (Nephew)
Occupation	police officer, politician

William Paul Jarrett (August 22, 1877 – November 10, 1929) was a sheriff and congressional delegate representing the Territory of Hawaii.

Biography

Jarrett was born August 22, 1877, and grew up in Honolulu, Hawaii, on the island of Oahu, and attended Saint Louis School. Of Native Hawaiian descent, his father was William Haalilo Jarrett and mother was Emma Kaoo Stevens. He married Mary Heanu Kalanienohoikawaiohilo Kekaiulaokala Clark with whom he had six children.

Jarrett became one of the earliest leaders of the Hawaii Democratic Party. Jarrett served as deputy Sheriff of the City and County of Honolulu from 1906 to 1908, Sheriff until 1914, and High Sheriff of the Territory of Hawaii from 1914 to 1922.

From March 4, 1923, to March 3, 1927, Jarrett served in the United States Congress as a territorial delegate. He won elections in November 1922 and 1924, but lost the bid for re-election in 1927. He died on November 10, 1929.

He was interred at Diamond Head Memorial Park. William P. Jarrett Middle School, established in 1955, was named after him.

See also

• List of Asian Americans and Pacific Islands Americans in the United States Congress

References

1. Men of Hawaii: being a biographical reference library, complete and authentic, of the men of note and substantial achievement in the Hawaiian Islands. Vol. 2. Honolulu Star-Bulletin. 1921. p. 219.
2. US House of Representatives 2018, pp. 198–200.
3. "About HPD". The Roots of the Honolulu Police Department. Retrieved December 3, 2012.
4. "Jarrett, William Paul office record". state archives digital collections. state of Hawaii. Retrieved 2010-03-01.
5. United States Congress. "William Paul Jarrett (id: J000061)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
6. "History". official web site. William Paul Jarrett Middle School. Retrieved 2010-03-15.

• US House of Representatives; et al. (Kato, Kenneth; Litten, Joshua; Burns, Jacqueline, V.; Ethier, Grace; Hromada, Erin Marie-Lloyd; Murphy, Michael; O’Hara, Laura Turner; Rucker, Terrance) (2018). Kowalewski, Albin J. (ed.). Asian and Pacific Islander Americans in Congress, 1900–2017. Prepared under the direction of the Committee on House Administration by the Office of the Historian and the Office of the Clerk, US House of Representatives (PDF). Washington, DC: US Government Publishing Office. pp. 198–203. ISBN 978-0-16-094356-0. OCLC 1019833174.

v t e Members of the U.S. House of Representatives from Hawaii
Territorial delegate (1899–1959)	Wilcox Kalanianaʻole Baldwin Jarrett Houston McCandless King J. Farrington E. Farrington Burns
One at-large seat (1959–1963)	Inouye
Two at-large seats (1963–1971)	Seat A Matsunaga Seat B Gill Mink
Districts (1971–present)	1st district Matsunaga Heftel Abercrombie Saiki Abercrombie Djou Hanabusa Takai Hanabusa Case 2nd district Mink Akaka Mink Case Hirono Gabbard Kahele Tokuda

• 1877 births
• 1929 deaths
• Delegates to the United States House of Representatives from the Territory of Hawaii
• Democratic Party members of the United States House of Representatives from Hawaii
• Hawaii Democrats
• Hawaii sheriffs
• Members of the United States House of Representatives of Asian descent
• Native Hawaiian politicians
• American people of Native Hawaiian descent
• Saint Louis School alumni
• 20th-century members of the United States House of Representatives