Background
Young, Barney Thornton was born on August 10, 1934 in Chillicothe, Texas, United States. Son of Bayne and Helen Irene (Thornton) Young.
Young, Barney Thornton was born on August 10, 1934 in Chillicothe, Texas, United States. Son of Bayne and Helen Irene (Thornton) Young.
Yale University (Bachelor of Arts, 1955). University of Texas (Bachelor of Laws, 1958). Phi Beta Kappa; Phi Delta Phi.
Order of the Coif.
Member, Chancellors. Editor-in-Chief, Texas Law Review, 1957-1958.
Worked at Locke Purnell Rain Harrell, A Professional Corporation (Dallas, Texas) specializing in Corporate Law. Admitted to the bar, 1958, Texas. Phi Beta Kappa; Phi Delta Phi.
Order of the Coif.
Member, Chancellors. Editor-in-Chief, Texas Law Review, 1957-1958. Member: American Judicature Society.
Life Fellow: Texas Bar Foundation. Dallas Bar Foundation.
Member advisory county Dallas Cmty. Chest Trust Fund, Inc., 1964-1966. Board directors Mental Health Association Dallas County, Inc., 1969-1972, Trammell Crow Family Foundation, 1984-1987.
Trustee Hockaday School, Dallas, 1971-1977, 90-, chairman, 1994-1996, Dallas Zoological Society, 1986-1992, Lamplighter School, Dallas, since 1976, chairman, 1983-1986, St. Mark's School, Dallas, since 1970, president, 1976-1978,The Foundation for Callier Center and Comm. Disorders, since 1988, Friends of Center for Human Nutrition, since 1988, Shelter Ministries of Dallas Foundation, since 1993, Dallas History Society, since 1993. Member Yale Development Board, 1984-1991.
Since 1998. Fellow Texas Bar Foundation, Dallas Bar Foundation. Member American Bar Association, Texas Bar Association, Dallas Bar Association, American Judicature Society, Order of Coif, Phi Beta Kappa, Pi Sigma Alpha, Phi Gamma Delta, Phi Delta Phi, Dallas Country Club., Petroleum Club (Dallas), Yale Club (Dallas, New York City).
Married Sarah Elizabeth Taylor, August 31, 1957. Children: Jay Thornton, Sarah Elizabeth, Serena Taylor.