Background
Thornton, William Wheeler was born on June 27, 1851 in near Logansport, Indiana, United States. Son of John A. and Ellen (Thomas) Thornton.
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William Wheeler Thornton
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Education high school and Smithson College, Logansport, Indiana. Bachelor of Laws, University of Michigan, 1876.
Career
After attending Smithson College, a Universalist educational center, William became interested in law, entering the University of Michigan in 1875. From 1879 to 1889, he alternated private practice with civic positions, including Crawfordsville, Indiana city attorney and Deputy Attorney General of Indiana (1880–1883). From 1889 to 1893, William West. Thornton served as Librarian of the Indiana Supreme Court.
After two more decades of private practice, William Thornton became judge of the Superior Court of Marion County, Indiana (November 20, 1914), serving until his death on January 31, 1932.
William West. Thornton also taught law at the Benjamin Harrison Law School, serving as Dean until his death. The school is now Indiana University School of LawIndianapolis.
On January 25, 1882, William married Mary F. Groves, who died July 22, 1905. William was a nephew of prominent physician Doctor William Patton Thornton and educator Doctor Joseph L. Thornton.
Raymond would later serve in World World War II, of Korea, and Vietnam, rising to Lieutenant Colonel of the United States Air Force.
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Married Mary F. Groves, January 25, 1882 (died 1905). Married second, Irene Bleckledge, June 20, 1911.
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Republican