Lorrin A. Thurston

Lorrin A. Thurston
Born	Lorrin Andrews Thurston (1858-07-31)July 31, 1858 Honolulu, Kingdom of Hawaii
Died	May 11, 1931(1931-05-11) (aged 72) Honolulu, Territory of Hawaii
Nationality	Kingdom of Hawaii United States
Occupation(s)	Lawyer, politician, businessman
Spouses	Margaret Clarissa Shipman ​ ​ (m. 1884; died 1891)​ Harriet Elvira Potter ​ ​ (m. 1893)​
Children	Robert Shipman Thurston Margaret Carter Thurston Lorrin Potter Thurston
Parent(s)	Asa Goodale Thurston Sarah Andrews
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Lorrin Andrews Thurston (July 31, 1858 – May 11, 1931) was an American-Hawaiian lawyer, politician, and businessman. Thurston played a prominent role in the revolution that caused the Overthrow of the Hawaiian Kingdom that replaced Queen Liliʻuokalani with the Republic of Hawaii, guided by American ideas. He published the Pacific Commercial Advertiser (a forerunner of the present-day Honolulu Star-Advertiser), and owned other enterprises. From 1906 to 1916, he and his network lobbied with national politicians to create a national park to preserve the Hawaiian volcanoes.