Daniel I. J. Thornton
Dan Thornton | |
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Chair of the National Governors Association | |
In office August 2, 1953 – July 11, 1954 | |
Preceded by | Allan Shivers |
Succeeded by | Robert F. Kennon |
33rd Governor of Colorado | |
In office January 9, 1951 – January 11, 1955 | |
Lieutenant | Gordon Allott |
Preceded by | Walter Walford Johnson |
Succeeded by | Edwin C. Johnson |
Personal details | |
Born | Carmel, California, U.S. | January 31, 1911
Resting place | Gunnison Cemetery Gunnison, Colorado |
Political party | Republican |
Spouse | Jessie Willock |
Education | Texas Tech University, Lubbock University of California, Los Angeles |
Profession | Cattle breeder |
Daniel Isaac J. Thornton (January 31, 1911 – January 18, 1976) was an American
Biography
Daniel Isaac J. Thornton was born in Hall County, Texas, on January 31, 1911, and in 1929 he graduated from Lubbock High School in Lubbock, Texas. He was active in 4-H and was elected President of the Texas 4-H clubs in 1927. Thornton attended (1929–30) Texas Technological College (now Texas Tech University) in Lubbock, attended the University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA) in 1932 and received Honorary Doctor's Degrees from Western State College in Gunnison, Colorado, in 1951 and Texas Technological College in 1953.
He married Jessie Willock, and they remained married until her death in 1972.
Political career
In 1950, Thornton defeated incumbent
In 1956, Thornton was under discussion for a cabinet appointment. He was the Republican nominee for the U.S. Senate in Colorado that year, but was narrowly defeated by the Democrat John A. Carroll.[3]
Death and legacy
Dan Thornton died of a
Governor Thornton is the namesake of the
See also
- History of Colorado
- Law and government of Colorado
- List of governors of Colorado
- State of Colorado
- Thornton, Colorado
References
- ISBN 9781412239622.
- ^ Morris, Roger. Richard Nixon: The Rise of an American Politician. p. 726.
- ^ "The Deseret News" – via Google News Archive Search.
- ISBN 9780939650316.
- ISBN 9781412239622.
- ^ "Thornton History" Archived July 25, 2021, at the Wayback Machine, City of Thornton website
- ^ "The city's most influential people, March 9, 2008". lubbockonline.com. Retrieved September 3, 2011.
Further reading
- American Hereford Journal. Kansas City, Mo.: Hereford Publications.
- Daniel I. J. Thornton Manuscript Collection. Colorado Historical Society. Denver, Co.
- Daniel I. J. Thornton Newspaper Clippings Collection. Denver Public Library. Western History Collection. Denver, Co.
- Gunnison County Stockgrowers Since 1894 : Tops in Cattle. Denver, Co.: Colorado Cattlemen's Association, 1967.
- Preston, R.L., Ph.D., Stetson, Pipe and Boots, Colorado's Cattleman Governor, A Biography about Dan Thornton, Trafford Publishing, Victoria, B.C., 2006.