Lorrin A. Thurston, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Lorrin A. Thurston

Hawaiian politician

Date of Birth: 31-Jul-1858

Place of Birth: Honolulu, Hawaii, United States

Date of Death: 11-May-1931

Profession: businessperson, politician, editor, journalist

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Leo

Lorrin Andrews Thurston (July 31, 1858 – May 11, 1931) was an American lawyer, politician, and businessman born and raised in the Kingdom of Hawai?i.
The grandson of two of the first Christian missionaries to Hawaii, Thurston played a prominent role in the overthrow of the Hawaiian Kingdom that replaced Queen Lili?uokalani with the Republic of Hawaii, dominated by American interests.
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 friends lobbied with national politicians to create a National Park to preserve the Hawaiian Volcanoes.