Famous People with Name Thornton

Thornton John Kipper            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Thornton John Kipper: (September 27, 1928 - March 29, 2006) was a pitcher in Major League Baseball who played from 1953 through 1955 for the Philadelphia Phillies. Listed at 6' 3", 190 lb., Kipper batted and threw right-handed.

Thornton Starr Lee            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Thornton Starr Lee: (September 13, 1906 - June 9, 1997), also nicknamed "Lefty", was a starting pitcher in Major League Baseball who played for the Cleveland Indians (1933-36), Chicago White Sox (1937-47) and New York Giants (1948)

Raymond Hoyt "Ray" Thornton, Jr.            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Raymond Hoyt "Ray" Thornton, Jr.: is a former U.S. Representative from the U.S. state of Arkansas. Thornton earned a degree in political science from Yale University and, later, a law degree from the University of Arkansas. He served in the United States Navy during the Korean War, earnin

William Taylor Thornton            Origin/Culture/Country: American

William Taylor Thornton: was Governor of New Mexico Territory from 1893 to 1897.He served in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War. He was member of Missouri state house of representatives in 1876 and member of New Mexico territorial council in 1880. He was ma

Jessy Quinn Thornton            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Jessy Quinn Thornton: was an American settler of Oregon, active in political, legal, and educational circles. He served as the 5th Supreme Judge of the Provisional Government of Oregon, presented Oregon's petition for official territorial status to Congress, served in the Oreg

Robert Y. Thornton            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Robert Y. Thornton: was an attorney, politician, and jurist in the U.S. state of Oregon. A Democrat, he was the second-longest serving Oregon Attorney General in the state's history, holding that office from 1953 to 1969. His 16-year tenure was second only to Republican Isaa

John Randolph Thornton            Origin/Culture/Country: American

John Randolph Thornton: was a United States Senator from Louisiana. He enlisted in the Confederate States Army and served until the close of the Civil War in Company B, Second Louisiana Cavalry. He engaged in agricultural pursuits until 1877, studied law, was admitted to the bar