Nathaniel Savory

[1] Nathaniel Savory was born in Bradford, Massachusetts and eventually relocated to Hawaii.

In 1830 he headed out for an adventure expedition, led by Matteo Mazzaro (of Italian-British descent), and accompanied by a small group of Americans, British, and Hawaiians who all eventually settled in Ōgiura, Chichi-jima.

After a shift in power and the death of Matteo Mazzaro, Savory became governor of the islanders.

[2] In April 1853, Admiral Matthew Perry made a stop at the island on the way to Japan established a colonial government plan, and chose Savory as the leader of the immigrants.

In December 1861, when Tadakuni Mizuno and others landed on the island, the Japanese began taking control.