While researching some scientific names of Hawaiian bird species, I came across the Nihoa Millerbird (Acrocephalus familiaris kingi). The key notes that it is dedicated to Capt. James King (1750-1784), explorer in the Pacific with Capt. Cook 1776-1779 (The Key to Scientific Names - Birds of the World). However, when reading the OD (here) it can be seen that the name actually commemorates Lieutenant-Commander Samuel Wilder King (1896-1959) who later became an important figure in American politics (see eg Samuel Wilder King - Wikipedia). Note however that the wiki-page mentions 1886 as birth year. I still have to sort out which year (1886 versus 1896) is correct.