Due to these connection , Holt served many positions in the royal inner circle of the Kingdom of Hawaii during the reign of King Kalākaua . On December 23 , 1884 , he was appointed as a Major on the Governor of Oahu 's Staff under John Owen Dominis , He was appointed on October 4 , 1886 , as secretary and aide-de-camp to Dominis in his capacity as Lt. General and Commander-in-Chief . He later served on the military staff of King Kalākaua from 1889 to 1891 . He served on the staff of Queen Liliuokalani and was elevated to the rank of Colonel on March 14 , 1891 . Holt described as a cavalier , a court favorite with social grace and an excellent horseman . After the overthrow of the Kingdom of Hawaii and the annexation of Hawaii to United States , Holt became involved in the liquor business and was regarded " a prosperous business man and loyal Hawaiian " . Holt also served as an early member of the Democratic Party of Hawaii . With former Hawaiian royal Prince David Kawānanakoa , he served as a delegate to the 1900 Democratic National Convention in Kansas City , Missouri , in which William Jennings Bryan was nominated . Between 1904 and 1917 , he also served on the Board of Registration for the island of Oahu . He died on December 23 , 1916 , in the city of Honolulu . Holt is buried at Oahu Cemetery in Honolulu . He married Emma Daniels ( 1857 – 1906 ) , daughter of Henry Wilson Daniels , the English-born circuit judge of Maui , and the British-Hawaiian Nancy Hannah Kamaekalani Copp . They had many children and their descendants include his grandson John Dominis Holt IV
1900 Democratic National Convention
1900 Democratic National Convention
John Dominis Holt II