Justice Anthony Thornton

  • Born:
    November 9, 1814 in Bourbon County, KY
  • Education:

    Centre College, Miami University
  • Illinois Supreme Court Justice:
    1870-1873
  • Succeeded by:
    John Scholfield
  • Represented:
    2nd District (1870-1873)
  • Political Party
    Democrat
  • Other Political Offices:

    Illinois House of Representatives (1851-1852), U.S. House of Representatives (1865-1867)
  • Died:
    September 10, 1904 in Shelbyville, IL
  • Buried:
    Glenwood Cemetery, Shelbyville, IL
  • Notes:
    Portrait courtesy of the Illinois Supreme Court

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Images

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  • sig-thornton
  • thornton-Contemporary photo of the Thornton home in Shelbyville
  • thornton-Letter from Thornton to Lincoln, courtesy of the Library of Congress
  • thornton-Letter from Thornton to French, courtesy of the Illinois State Archives
  • thornton-Glenwood Cemetery, Shelbyville, Illinois
  • thornton-Glenwood Cemetery, Shelbyville, Illinois2
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