Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1916-03-18
FUNE RA[ Of con.
THORNTON WILL
Be HELD TODAY
Former Territorial Chief Ex-
ecutive Had Interesting and
Distinguished Career Came
Of Noted Family,
SPECIAL cossssposDrscs TO MORNING JOURNAL

SPECIAL cosHEsponoEnes TO MORNING JOURNAL
Santa Fe March 1.-THE funeral
Of Ex-Governor William Taylor Thorn
ton who died last night, will take
place tomorrow afternoon at o'clock
Like Mai Rufus J. Palen, whose
funeral took place Yesterday, he was a
member Of the Church Of the Hoiy
Faith, on East Palace avenue, and
there the funeral services viii be held.
Like Major Palen, he was also a mem
Der of the New Mexico Archaeological
society.
William L. Thornton was born IN
Calhoun, Henry county, Mo, on the
9Th day of February 1S43, twenty
seven days after Major Palen, who
WAS one of his friends for years was
born n New York Governor Thorn
TONS ancestors came from England
to Virginia among the early settlers Of
that colony and settled upon large
land grants received from the British
crown They became prominent in the
early history of the dominion. many Of
them occupying important official pc
sitions prior to and during the war of
the revolution. one OF them was an
alde-de-camp upon the staff Of Cen
eral Washington. Another Thornton,
OF fredericksburg, held a commission
as colonel in The continental army,
commanding the celebrated White
Horse cavalry Of Virginia,
After the close of the revolution
many Of its members moved west and
south. settling in North Carolina. Ala
bama, Kentucky Illinois, Indiana,
ohio ana Missouri where they have
filled many places Of trust throughout
the history of the country. and have
been prominent in the professions,
both of law and medicine Among the
most prominent members of the fam
lily may be mentioned Hon. William +.
Thornton, late of Shelbyville Ill.
Judge Anthony Thornton Judge Of the
Illinois supreme court Judge Harry
Ennis Thornton, commissioner to set
Tie the Spanish land grants in Cali
fornia, and Harry Ennis Thornton, Jr.,
late of san Francisco
Virginia Family.
The father of Governor Thornton,
Dr. w. r Thornton, was born near
Chancellorsville Va, in 1905, and with
his parents moved to Kentucky IN
1911, settling in Oldham county, where
he was reared into manhood. He was
graduated at the medical college in
cincinnati ana opened an office in
Jacksonville, H., in 1888. Later he
returned to Kentucky, where he mar
RED Miss Caroline V. Taylor. daugh
Ter of Mai William Taylor, who won
MS title as a soldier in the war of the
revolution. DR. Thornton returned to
ohelbyville but in 1870 removed to
Missouri, settling at Thorntons Ferry
on the Grand river, from which place
ne moved to Calhoun. Henry county.
Where he died in 1875. In politics he
was "a whig and a close friend Of Hen
~ Clay. DR. Thorton was the young
est of thirteen children. having had
SIN brothers and six sisters whose de-
scendants are scattered from Virginia
10 california. one brother. d. NJ. {.
ddhofnon was purser in the United
STATES navy, another, DR.. John Thorn
Ton married a daughter Of President
" imam Henry Harrison. Major Viii
nam Taylor Governor Thornton S ma
ternai grandfather, was also one of
seven brothers, all of whom were Of
lrefs ln the continental army, two
uflhg Killed in battle and a third dy
ing on board prison ship in Boston
Governor Thornton was one of seven
Nhliufen He was educated in a pri-
Nalt school near Sedalia Mo. and
graduated from the law department of
tue University of Kentucky at Louis