Henry Nicholas Greenwell
Henry Nicholas Greenwell was an English merchant credited with establishing Kona coffee as an internationally known brand. His family became major landholders in the Kona District of the island of Hawai i. The Greenwell Store is now a museum and historical center.
Henry Nicholas Greenwell was bornJanuary 1826 in Lanchester, County Durham, England. His father was William Thomas Greenwell and mother was Dorothy Smales . His oldest brother was William Greenwell an English archaeologist who became canon at Durham Cathedral. His sister Dorothy published poetry under the name Dora Greenwell. He had two other older brothers Francis Greenwell and Alan Greenwell . As fourth son he had little chance of inheriting the family estate called Greenwell Ford. He attended Durham School and Royal Military Academy Sandhurst expecting a military career.
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