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Thorne, William Henry – Thorp, William

Thorne, William Henry

journalist, author, was born in England. He is an aggressive essayist and critic, and editor of The Globe Review from 1889. He came to the United States from England in 1855, and after some years spent in the presbyterian ministry became a Roman catholic layman. He is the author of Modern Idols; Studies in Biography and Criticism; and Quintets, and Other Verses.

Thornton, Anthony

lawyer, congressman, was born Nov. 9, 1814, in Bourbon county, Ky. In 1847 he was a member of the convention which framed the constitution of Illinois, and in 1850 was a member of the state legislature. In 1864 he was elected a representative from Illinois to the thirty-ninth congress.

Thornton, James Shepard

naval officer, was born Feb. 25, 1826, in Merrimack, N. H. He was on the Kearsarge in its fight with the Alabama, and attained the rank of captain in 1872. He died May 14, 1875, in Germantown, Pa.; and his portrait hangs in the new library building of the New Hampshire state capitol.

Thornton, Jessy Quinn

lawyer, jurist, author, was born Aug. 24, 1810, near Point Pleasant, W. Va. He was an Oregon jurist of note, and the author of Oregon and California in 1848; History of the Provisional Government of Oregon; and The Gold Mines of California. He died Feb. 5, 1888, in Salem, Ore.

Thornton, John Wingate

lawyer, author, was born in 1714 in Ireland. He is a Boston lawyer of genealogical tastes, and the author of Colonial Schemes of Popham and Gorges; The Landing at Cape Anne; First Records of Anglo-American Civilization; The Pulpit of the American Revolution; and Historical Relation of New England to the English Commonwealth.

Thornton, Thomas C

clergyman, author, was born Oct. 12, 1794, in Dumfries, Va. He was the author of Inquiry Into the History of Slavery in the United States, and other works. He died March 23, 1860, in Mississippi.

Thornton, William

physician, architect, author, was born in West Indies. He was a physician and architect of Philadelphia who removed to Washington, where he drew the plans of the first capitol building, and was at the head of the patent office in 1802-27. He was the author of Cadmus, or the Elements of Written Language. He died in 1827, in Washington, D. C.

Thornton, William

physician, author, was born in 1846 in England. He is a physician of Boston, and the author of The Origin, Purpose, and Destiny of Man.

Thornton, William W

lawyer, author. This prolific writer is the author of several valuable legal reference books, the most important of which are: Universal Encyclopedia of Law; Statutory Constructions; Practice Code; Municipal Law; and Lost Wills.

Thornwell, James Henley

clergyman, author, was born in 1812 in Marlborough, S. C. He was a presbyterian clergyman, professor in the theological seminary at Columbia, S. C., prominent alike for his rigid Calvinism and his extreme pro-slavery opinions. He was the author of Arguments of Romanists Discussed and Refuted; Discourses on Truth; Rights and Duties of Masters; and The State of the Country. He died Aug. 1, 1862, in Charlotte, N. C.

Thorp, Robert T

lawyer, congressman, was born March 12, 1850, in Granville county, N. C. In 1877 he was appointed commonwealth attorney for Mecklenburg county, Va., to fill an unexpired term; and was elected to the same position for four successive terms, serving in that office for eighteen years. He was elected to the fifty-fourth congress as a republican.

Thorp, William

congressman, was born in Delaware. He was elected governor of that state in 1846, remaining in office until 1851.