Deceased
from Kearney, NE
Samuel Thornton (6 November 1754 3 July 1838) was one of the sons of John Thornton, a leading merchant in the Russian and Baltic trade, and was a director
Samuel W. Thornton (Oct. 23, 1832 in Madison County, Ohio July 20, 1917 in Kearney, Nebraska) was a prominent farmer, businessman, soldier, and politician.
1835
Died:1917
20th-century Anglican bishop
Merchant Taylors' School, Northwood
Anglican
1832
Died:1917
Assessor • President • Deputy Sheriff
His father was a member of a large Scots-Irish and devoutly Presbyterian family that had migrated to Ohio from South Carolina over opposition to slavery During the American Civil War, Samuel joined the Union Army, fighting with Company C, 8th Regiment, Iowa Infantry....
William would later serve as President, Board of Directors, Union Valley Telephone Company.
Samuel was a cousin of Military Reconstruction Judge James Johnston Thornton of Seguin, Texas, and the Thorntons of Logansport: Dr....
06 November 1754 • Clapham
Died:03 July 1838 • Brighton
Children:Sophia Thornton who John Leslie-Melville, 9th Earl of Leven
Parents:John Thornton John Thornton
Member of the Parliament of Great Britain for English constituencies • British MP • Member of the UK Parliament • UK MP • Governor • Merchant
Director
As MP for Kingston he was painted by Karl Anton Hickel in the group portrait " William Pitt addressing the House of Commons on the French Declaration of War, 1793 ".