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| Keywords: Captain John Meek.jpg en Captain John Meek 1791-1875 came to Hawaii from Massachusetts in 1809 along with his father Captain Thomas Meek and was among the foreign advisors of the Hawaiian monarchs He was the captain of the Kalama the inter-island schooner named after the dowager queen of Kamehameha III He organized the first Masonic Lodge in Hawaii He introduced turkey to the islands from Chile in 1815 mangoes from Manila in 1824 and tortoises from Mexico between 1812 and 1825 http //www findagrave com/cgi-bin/fg cgi page pv GRid 15469925 PIpi 3863190 not mentioned before 1875 DEFAULTSORT Meek John PD-old 1791 births 1875 deaths Meek surname People of Massachusetts People of the Kingdom of Hawaii Ship captains | ||||
