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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.
May 9, 2024 · Lorrin A. Thurston (born July 31, 1858, Honolulu—died May 11, 1931, Honolulu) was a leader of Hawaiians who opposed the monarchy and favoured U.S. annexation of the islands. Thurston was the son of American missionaries in Hawaii.
May 2, 2022 · Jumping forward in time to 1886, Lorrin Thurston was elected to the Hawaiian legislature. After taking office he advocated strongly for government reform. When his advocacy was unsuccessful he turned to other means, becoming a leader in the 1887 rebellion that forced King Kalākaua to accept a new constitution.
The grandson of missionaries who had arrived in Hawai‘i in 1820, Lorrin Thurston aggressively asserted himself in Hawaiian politics. In 1886, he was elected to the Hawaiian legislature as a representative of the islands of Moloka‘i and Lāna‘i.
Lorrin Andrews Thurston, 1858–1931, lawyer and newspaper publisher. He was the son of missionaries in Hawaii. Favoring U.S. annexation of Hawaii, he was one of the leaders of the revolution (1893) that overthrew Queen Liliuokalani.
The overthrow of the monarchy was started by newspaper publisher Lorrin Thurston, a Hawaiian subject and former Minister of the Interior who was the grandson of American missionaries, and formally led by the Chairman of the Committee of Safety, Henry E. Cooper, an American lawyer.
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 Lili ʻ uokalani with the Republic of Hawaii, guided by American ideas.
