Lorrin A. Thurston | |
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| Born | Lorrin Andrews Thurston July 31, 1858 |
| Died | May 11, 1931 (aged 72) |
| Nationality | Kingdom of Hawaii United States |
| Occupation(s) | Lawyer, politician, businessman |
| Spouses | Margaret Clarissa Shipman
(m. 1884; died 1891)Harriet Elvira Potter
(m. 1893) |
| Children | Robert Shipman Thurston Margaret Carter Thurston Lorrin Potter Thurston |
| Parent(s) | Asa Goodale Thurston Sarah Andrews |
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Lorrin Andrews Thurston (July 31, 1858 – May 11, 1931) was a Hawaiian-American 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. 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 his network lobbied with national politicians to create a national park to preserve the Hawaiian volcanoes.