Thornton, Thomas

Education

LL.D. 16.4.1891.

Benefactor - established lectureship in law at University College, Dundee, 1898.

Birth/childhood

Born 9.12.1829 2nd son of John Thornton of Jeanfield, linen manufacturer and Isabel Thornton.

Career

Studied at Edinburgh University.

Solicitor in Dundee. Town clerk of Dundee. [Lawyer]

Knighted 1894.

Death

Died 21.4.1903.

Sources

  • Who was Who
  • Deaths Reg. Dundee St Mary 1903/234