William P. Ragsdale | |
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![]() William Ragsdale, before he was diagnosed with leprosy and exiled to Kalaupapa | |
Born | c. 1837 |
Died | November 24, 1877 (aged 40) |
Nationality | Kingdom of Hawaii |
Occupation(s) | lawyer, newspaper editor, government translator, resident superintendent of Kalaupapa Leprosy Settlement |
Parent(s) | Alexander Ragsdale and Kahawaluokalani |
William Phileppus Ragsdale[note 1] (c. 1837 – November 24, 1877) was a Hawaiian lawyer, newspaper editor, and translator. He was a popular figure known for being luna or superintendent of the Kalaupapa Leprosy Settlement. Elements of his life story influenced Mark Twain's 1889 novel A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court.[2]
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