Lorrin A. Thurston
Hawaiian politician (1858-1931) · United States · On the map · Politicians · Died at 72
Lorrin Andrews Thurston was a Hawaiian citizen lawyer, politician, and businessman. Thurston played a prominent role in the overthrow of the Kingdom of Hawaii to replace Queen Liliʻuokalani with the Republic of Hawaii, with discreet US support for which Congress much later apologized.
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Liliʻuokalani 1 more1858Born31 July 1858Media & music
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He published the Pacific Commercial 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.
