Lester Petrie Explained
| Lester Petrie |
| Order1: | 7th |
| Office1: | Mayor of HonoluluMayor of City & County of Honolulu |
| Term Start1: | January 2, 1941 |
| Term End1: | January 2, 1949 |
| Predecessor1: | Charles Crane |
| Successor1: | John H. Wilson |
| Party: | Democratic |
Lester Petrie (1878–1956) was an American politician and Mayor of Honolulu from 1941 to 1947, including when the city was attacked on December 7, 1941, by the Japanese military.[1]
Notes and References
- Book: Attack . United States Congress Joint Committee on the Investigation of the Pearl Harbor . Pearl Harbor Attack: Hearings Before the Joint Committee on the Investigation of the Pearl Harbor Attack, Congress of the United States, Seventy-ninth Congress, First [-second] Session, Pursuant to S. Con. Res. 27 .. ]. 1946 . U.S. Government Printing Office . 828 . 5 December 2019 . en.
