Edmond Thornton | |
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Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly for Warwick | |
In office 23 September 1868 –10 August 1870 | |
Preceded by | George Clark |
Succeeded by | James Morgan |
Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly for Eastern Downs | |
In office 22 July 1871 –6 November 1873 | |
Preceded by | Arthur Macalister |
Succeeded by | Seat abolished |
Personal details | |
Born | Edmond Lambert Thornton August 1841 Burton in Lonsdale,Yorkshire,England |
Died | 13 March 1901 (aged 59) Brisbane,Queensland,Australia |
Resting place | South Brisbane Cemetery |
Nationality | English Australian |
Spouse | Margaret Horrigan (m.1869 d.1920) |
Occupation | Grazier |
Edmond Lambert Thornton was a politician in Queensland,Australia. He was a Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly. [1]
He represented Warwick,23 September 1868 to 10 August 1870,and represented Eastern Downs,22 July 1871 to 6 November 1873. [1]
He was born in August 1841 at Burton-in-Lonsdale,Yorkshire,England. [1]
In 1869 [2] he married Margaret Horrigan in Warwick and together had 8 sons and 6 daughters. [1]
He owned a property in Warwick "Lonsdale" on Freestone Road and was mayor in Warwick in 1869–1870. [3] He died 13 March 1901 at Brisbane,Queensland,Australia [1] [3] and was buried in South Brisbane Cemetery. [4]
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