Lewis Alexander Hester, III (December 24, 1935 – October 7, 2000) was a public administrator in Jacksonville, Florida.
He "was the consummate no-nonsense administrator, the very best in his field," according to M.
C.
Harden III, past chairman of the Jacksonville Chamber of Commerce, influential in designing the city government of Jacksonville and managing it through the terms of three of Jacksonville's mayors.
He served as the county Manager of Broward and Orange County and as City Manager of Duvsl [Duval] County.
He was largely responsible for the Blurprint [What is a blurprint?] for Consolidation which was a guide for cities all over the United States.