Anthony Thornton (representative), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Anthony Thornton (representative)

American politician

Date of Birth: 09-Nov-1814

Place of Birth: Paris, Kentucky, United States

Date of Death: 10-Sep-1904

Profession: judge, lawyer, politician, military officer

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio


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About Anthony Thornton (representative)

  • Anthony Thornton (November 9, 1814 – September 10, 1904) was an American attorney who served as a U.S.
  • Representative from Illinois and a Justice of the Illinois Supreme Court. Born near Paris, Kentucky, Thornton attended the common schools and Centre College, Danville, Kentucky.
  • He graduated from Miami University, Ohio, in 1834.
  • He studied law under his uncle, John R.
  • Thornton.
  • He was admitted to the bar and commenced practice in Shelbyville, Illinois, in 1836.
  • He served as major of militia during the war with Mexico.
  • He served as delegate to the State constitutional conventions in 1847 and 1862, and was a member of the Illinois House of Representatives in 1851–52.
  • In 1856, he held a joint debate with Abraham Lincoln in Shelbyville, Illinois. Thornton was elected as a Democrat to the Thirty-ninth Congress (March 4, 1865 – March 3, 1867).
  • He was not a candidate for renomination in 1866.
  • He resumed the practice of law.
  • He served as justice of the Supreme Court of Illinois from 1870 to 1873, when he resigned.
  • He served as president of the Illinois State Bar Association for four terms.
  • He served as chairman of the State board of arbitration 1895–1897.
  • He died in Shelbyville, Illinois, on September 10, 1904.
  • He was interred in Glenwood Cemetery.

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