Olga Waterhouse, the first chairwoman of the Honolulu Police Commission, died Nov. 4, in Ho- nolulu. She was 91.

Appointed in 1959, Waterhouse became the Police Commission chairwoman in 1963. The Advertiser reported at the time that she was the first woman to head a police commission in the United States.

Born in Chicago, the daughter of a doctor, Waterhouse grew up in Long Beach, Calif., and graduated from the University of Colorado. She moved to Hawaii in the l940s.

Waterhouse, of Kailua, was active in community affairs and a strong supporter of the Republican Party, said her daughter Eleanor Waterhouse of Asheville, N.C.

For nearly 50 years, Waterhouse campaigned for local Republicans. She worked at polling places or at the ballot counting center in nearly every election between 1948 and 2004. Her favorite campaign job was going door to door for candidates.

She was a delegate to Republican national presidential conventions in 1972 and 1980.

Active in the American Red Cross, Waterhouse was named volunteer of the year in 1970. Waterhouse also served on the Citizens Advisory Committee of Castle Medical Center, was active in Masonic organizations and a member of the Daughters of the American Revolution.

In the 1950s, there were only two police officers serving the entire area from Makapuu to Kahuku, she told her daughter. She brought this to the attention of elected officials, thus starting her entrance into the local political arena.

Her husband, Wallace T. Waterhouse, died in 2007. Aside from her daughter Eleanor, she is survived by sister Dutch von W. Schubert of Honolulu; daughter Corinne Waterhouse of Kailua; two grandchildren; and three great grandchildren.

Memorial contributions may be made to:

Hawaii Republican Party, P.O. Box 4319, Honolulu, HI 96812. Or to: Shriners Hospitals for Children, Patient Transportation Fund, 1310 Punahou St., Honolulu, HI 96826

No services will be held.