John J. Threston

John J. Threston (November 13, 1872 - September 24, 1939) is a direct descendant of the nobility line of the Threston family of England and Ireland with family ties to Sir Roger Lewknor (Knight) of Bodiam Castle. He was the Grandfather of Joseph T. Threston and Great Grandfather of T.R. Threston and; he was a prominent political figure in Plymouth, Pennsylvania. He served as Pennsylvania Justice of the Peace, Plymouth school district truant officer, and, auditor for the town of Plymouth. He also served as a witness during the contested congressional election case of George McLean v. Charles C. Bowman in 1911. He married Margaret McLaughlin Smith on December 25, 1895, and, together they had eight children (two of whom died in childhood.) 
==See also==
*Threston (surname) 
*Sir Edward Threston
*Joseph T. Threston
*Sir Richard Threston
*Sir John Threston
==References==
*Paper: Wilkes-Barre Times-Leader. Saturday, April 25, 1908. John J. Threston. Justice of the Peace.
*Paper: Paper: Wilkes-Barre Weekly Times. Tuesday, April 7, 1908. John Threston. Squire.
*Paper: Wilkes-Barre Times-Leader. Tuesday, June 6, 1911. John Threston. Truant Officer for Plymouth Township (Pennsylvania).
*Paper: The Scranton Republican (Scranton, Pennsylvania) 25 December 1895 Page 8. Marriage of John J. Threston and Margaret McLaughlin Smith 
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*The Historical Research Center, Irvine, California, USA
*World Vital Records (http://www.worldvitalrecords.com/Thresten)
*A Complete concordance to the works of Geoffrey Chaucer, Volume 14, Part 2 Volume 1 of Alpha-Omega: Englische Autoren 
*A Complete Concordance to the Works of Geoffrey Chaucer Pages 513, 679 and 793
Category:People from Plymouth, Pennsylvania
Category:1872 births
Category:1939 deaths