Lorrin A. Thurston
Politician, Deceased Person
1858 – 1931
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Who was Lorrin A. Thurston?
Lorrin Andrews Thurston was a lawyer, politician, and businessman born and raised in the Kingdom of Hawaiʻi. The grandson of two of the first Christian missionaries to Hawaiʻi, Thurston played a prominent role in the overthrow of the Hawaiian Kingdom that replaced Queen Liliʻuokalani with the Republic of Hawaii, dominated by American interests. He published the Pacific Commercial Advertiser, and owned other enterprises. From 1906 to 1916 he and friends lobbied with national politicians to create a National Park to preserve the Hawaiian Volcanoes.
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- Born
- Jul 31, 1858
Honolulu - Also known as
- Lorrin Thurston
- Spouses
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Kingdom of Hawaii
- Profession
- Education
- Columbia University
- Punahou School
- Died
- May 11, 1931
Honolulu - Resting place
- Pacific Ocean
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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