Background
Thornton, Robert Donald was born on August 10, 1917 in West Somerville, Massachusetts, United States. Son of John William and Winifred (Harrington) Thornton.
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Emeritus English language educator
Thornton, Robert Donald was born on August 10, 1917 in West Somerville, Massachusetts, United States. Son of John William and Winifred (Harrington) Thornton.
Bachelor with high distinction (Denison fellow, Caleb Winchester fellow), Wesleyan University, Middletown, Connecticut, 1939. Master of Arts in English, Western Reserve University, 1940. Master of Arts in English (University fellow), Harvard, 1942.
Doctor of Philosophy (Dexter fellow), Harvard, 1949.
Instructor English, Fenn College, Cleveland, 1939-1940; Instructor English, Worcester Academy, Massachusetts, 1940-1941; teaching fellow English, Harvard University, 1941-1942, 46-49; assistant Professor of English, U. Colorado, Boulder, 1949-1956; chairman English, St. Stephen's Episcopal School, Austin, Texas, 1956-1957; associate Professor of English, University of Southern California, Columbia, 1957-1960; Professor of English, Kansas State University, Manhattan, 1960-1968; Professor of English, world literature, department chairman, State University of New York-New Paltz, 1968-1971; faculty research fellow, State University of New York-New Paltz, 1973; university exchange scholar, State University of New York College New Paltz, 1974-1982; emeritus Professor of English, State University of New York exchange scholar, State University of New York College New Paltz, since 1982.
Served with United States Naval Reserve, 1942-1946, PTO. Member Modern Language Association, Modern Humanities Research Association, American Association of University Professors, American Society Eighteenth-Century Studies, International Society Eighteenth-Century Studies, Chi Psi. Clubs: Folio, South Carolina Harvard.
Married Grace Ellen Baker, May 22, 1943. Children— Robert, David.
