Background
Thornton, Thomas Elton was born on June 16, 1924 in Stewartsville, Missouri, United States. Son of John William Frank and Leota Emma (Odell) Thornton.
Thornton, Thomas Elton was born on June 16, 1924 in Stewartsville, Missouri, United States. Son of John William Frank and Leota Emma (Odell) Thornton.
Bachelor of Arts Missouri, 1952. Bachelor of Science, University Miami, Florida, 1954. Doctor of Philosophy, Northwestern University, 1958.
Chief psychologist, Lake County Mental Health Clinic, Waukegan, Illinois, 1958-1963; director training, Veterans Administration Hospital., Miami, Florida, 1963-1980; chief psychologist, VA Medical Center, Miami, 1981-1984; consultant, VA Medical Center, Miami, since 1984.
With United States Navy, 1943-1946. Member American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Psychological Association, Dade County Psychological Association (board directors 1970-1972), Florida Psychological Association (Outstanding Service to Psychology award 1985), Sigma Xi, Phi Beta Kappa.
Married Margaret Ester Black, March 25, 1952 (divorced 1978). Children: Laura, Jennifer, Thomas, Michael. Married Marian Gottlieb Linoff, July 8, 1984.