Tadao Beppu Explained

Tadao Beppu (Japanese: 別府 忠雄,^[1] March 26, 1919 – July 22, 1993) was an American Japanese politician and businessman.

Born in Maui County, Hawaii, to Japanese immigrant parents, Beppu graduated from University of Hawaiʻi and went to graduate school at Northwestern University. During World War II, Beppu served in the United States Army in Europe. After the war, Beppu was involved with the real estate business. In 1958, Beppu served in the Hawaii Territorial House of Representatives and was a Democrat. From 1959 to 1976, Beppu served in the Hawaii House of Representatives and was speaker of the house from 1968 to 1974. He also served as secretary of the Hawaii Constitutional Convention of 1968. After he left the Hawaii Legislature, Beppu served as deputy director of the Hawaii Department of Health.^{[2] [3]}

Notes and References

1. https://hojishinbun.hoover.org/?a=d&d=tht19620101-01.1.25&e=-------en-10--1--img-------
2. 'American Legislative Leaders in the West, 1911-1994,' Nancy Weatherly Sharp and James Roger Sharp, Grrenwood Press, Westport, Connecticut and London: 1996, Biographical Sketch of Tadao Beppu, pages 58-59
3. 'Hawaii: A History,' Ruth M. Tabrah, W. W. Norton and Company: 1984, pages 96-97