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Robert Desmond Thornberry was a businessperson and politician in Ontario, Canada. He represented Hamilton Centre in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1943 to 1945 and from 1948 to 1951 as a Co-operative Commonwealth Federation (CCF) member.

Homer Thornberry American politician

William Homer Thornberry was a United States Representative from the 10th congressional district of Texas from 1949 to 1963, and was a United States Circuit Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit and previously was a United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Texas.

David Ritchie Thornberry was the sixth bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Wyoming from 1969 to 1977. An alumnus of the University of Wyoming and the Bexley Hall, he was consecrated on May 1, 1969.

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Thornberry is an unincorporated community at the intersection of Farm to Market Road 2393 and Farm to Market Road 171 in northwestern Clay County, Texas, United States, just south of the Oklahoma border. The population is approximately 60.

Thornberry Animal Sanctuary is a medium-sized animal rescue and welfare charity, located in Rotherham, South Yorkshire, England. It is an animal sanctuary and shelter, providing temporary shelter and permanent care for pets and farm animals, adhering to a non-destruction policy.

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