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Descended from a Hull family that had included five generations of merchants and local council officers who had been involved in the North Sea trade for several generations, John Thornton was born in Clapham, south of London in 1720 and was to inherit a huge fortune from his father Robert Thornton of Yorkshire, (1692–1742), a merchant who was to become a director of the Bank of England.
James Thornton (born 31 October 1975) is an English actor and voice-over artist. [2] He portrayed John Barton in the British soap opera Emmerdale from 2009 to 2012; he previously appeared in the show in 1995.
Thornton called his character a "proper bloke", who was quite moral. John and his family moved to the village to make Butler's Farm a success. John was good at business and employed a modern approach to farming. He and his wife, Moira (Natalie J. Robb), were childhood sweethearts and their marriage was initially solid.
John St. Ledger Thornton (6 June 1911 – 18 August 1944) was a British hurdler who competed at the 1936 Summer Olympics. [1] He was killed in action during World War II . [ 2 ]
John Thornton (glass painter), English York Minster stained glass designer between 1405 and 1408 John Thornton (cartographer) (1641–1708), English cartographer and hydrographer John Thornton (philanthropist) (1720–1790), merchant and Christian philanthropist
John Thornton: Owner of a local mill, a friend and student of Margaret's father and Margaret's love interest. Nicholas Higgins: An industrial worker whom Margaret befriends. He has two daughters, Bessy and Mary. Hannah Thornton: John Thornton's mother, who reveres her son and dislikes Margaret (especially after Margaret rejects his proposal).
Billy Bob Thornton found out he was the man for Landman even before he knew the show existed.. The Oscar-winning actor was at the December 2021 Las Vegas premiere of 1883, a show in which he had a ...
John K. Thornton is an American historian specializing in the history of Africa, the African Diaspora and the Atlantic world. He is a professor in the history department at Boston University . [ 1 ]