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Lorrin A. Thurston

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Hawaiian politician (1858-1931)

United StatesJournalistsLived 1858 to 1931 · aged 72
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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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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. 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.

Country
United States
Category
Journalists
Type
Journalist
Status
deceased
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Lived 1858 to 1931 · aged 72
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12 languages

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