Emma Smith Dillingham
Emma Smith Dillingham | |
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1912 portrait of Dillingham by George Burroughs Torrey | |
| 1st Regent of the Daughters of Hawaiʻi | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Emma Louise Smith June 4, 1844 |
| Died | August 15, 1920 (aged 76) Honolulu, Hawaii, U.S. |
| Resting place | Oʻahu Cemetery |
| Spouse | Benjamin Franklin Dillingham |
| Children | Walter F. Dillingham Mary Dillingham Frear |
| Parent(s) | Lowell Smith (father) Abigail Willis Tenney (mother) |
| Education | Royal School Punahou School |
| Occupation | schoolteacher, poet, civic leader |
Emma Louise Smith Dillingham (June 4, 1844 – August 15, 1920) was a Hawaiian poet, educator, and civic leader. She co-founded the Daughters of Hawaiʻi and established the Young Women's Christian Association branch in Oʻahu.