in Minneapolis. US President William McKinley appointed Dare as Custom House Appraiser for San Francisco in 1897. He had been endorsed by John D. Spreckels, son of Claus. The San Francisco Call gave Dare's birth date as 1844, and made no mention of Arizona. The newspaper stated that he had arrived in Vallejo California directly from a sea voyage from New York, and began working as manual labor on a railroad. His later obituary in that same newspaper stated that he opened a "milling" business in Vallejo, but it's not clear if that was milling of ores, or cloth. From Vallejo, the newspaper stated that he relocated to San Francisco and took up the study of law. Upon his later return from Hawaii, he became a prosecuting attorney, and also served as Deputy Collector of the Port of San Francisco. Death Dare died in San Francisco December 15, 1912. His obituary lists his date of birth as 1842. He had a widow and three daughters. The Honolulu Star-Bulletin referred to him as "King Claus's Protege", and made note of several erroneous statements made by California media in their coverage of his background. References Bibliography 1912 deaths Hawaiian Kingdom politicians Hawaiian Kingdom Attorneys General