Lester Petrie (1878–1956), American politician, was Mayor of Honolulu from 1941 to 1947, including when the city was attacked on December 7, 1941 by the Japanese military.
He was a member of the Honolulu Board of Supervisors from 1913 to 1930. Petrie was then a Territorial senator for four years before serving as Mayor of Honolulu during the years of World War II.
Petrie was a member of Hawaiian Lodge No. 21, F & AM and was one of the Freemasons who helped to establish the Shriners Hospital for Children in Honolulu. Petrie was the Potentate in 1917 and The Master of Hawaiian Lodge in 1920. [1]
Petrie was born in San Francisco but was brought to Hawai'i as an infant. He attended the Fort Street School and for fifty years was employed by the O'ahu Railway & land Co., retiring as general shop superintendent.[2]
| Preceded by Charles Crane |
Mayor of Honolulu 1941 - 1947 |
Succeeded by John H. Wilson |
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