Background
Thorne, William Henry was born on February 12, 1839 in at Stoke-sub-Hampden, England. Son of Edward and Elizabeth Thorne.
Thorne, William Henry was born on February 12, 1839 in at Stoke-sub-Hampden, England. Son of Edward and Elizabeth Thorne.
Educated private schools in England till 1855, Alexander Classical Academy, Philadelphia, 1859-1860. Private tuition, New Haven, Connecticut, 1861-1862, Union Theological Seminary, 1862-1864.
Professor literary criticism, Saint Viateur’s College, Bourbonnais, Illinois, 1892-1893. Formerly Presbyterian. Now Roman Catholic. Independent in politics.
Editor and proprietor The Globe Review, Philadelphia Author: Modern Idols, 1887, Quintets and Other Poems, 1894, Songs of the Soul, 1897;—all A7.
Address: 1727 Aberdeen Saint, Philadelphia.
Married Philadelphia, February, 1902, Anna Denison.