William P. Ragsdale

William P. Ragsdale
William Ragsdale, before he was diagnosed with leprosy and exiled to Kalaupapa
Bornc. 1837
DiedNovember 24, 1877 (aged 40)
Kalaupapa, Molokai
NationalityKingdom of Hawaii
Occupation(s)lawyer, newspaper editor, government translator, resident superintendent of Kalaupapa Leprosy Settlement
Parent(s)Alexander Ragsdale and Kahawaluokalani

William Phileppus Ragsdale (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.

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