Background
John Anderson Thorne was born in Madagascar and educated at Blundell"s School in Tiverton.
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Education
Balliol College.
Career
He passed the examinations in 1911 and spent his probation at Balliol College at Oxford. Thorne spent 22 years in various posts in the Madras Presidency and in 1920 was selected to be Secretary of the Board of Revenue, holding this position for two years. After time in district work he returned to the board in 1931 and in 1935 officiated as joint secretary to the Government of India, Home Department, and shortly thereafter took charge of the secretaryship until 1938.
On the expiry of his term, Thorne returned to England and farmed at Sedlescombe.
Achievements
Membership
In 1938 Thorne was selected to be Secretary to the Governor-General (Public) and on two occasions he acted for brief periods as a temporary member of the Governor-General’s Council, and in 1945 became Home Member, a position he held until his retirement in 1946.
