Henry Worth Thornton
Sir Henry Worth Thornton KBE | |
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Born | Logansport, Indiana, U.S. | November 6, 1871
Died | March 14, 1933 New York, New York, U.S. | (aged 61)
Nationality | American (1871–1919) British (1919–1933) |
Coaching career | |
Playing career | |
1893 | Penn |
Position(s) | Guard |
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
1894 | Vanderbilt |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 7–1 |
Sir Henry Worth Thornton,
Early life and education
His parents were Henry Clay Thornton and Millamenta Comegys Worth. Thornton was educated at
Career
Also in 1894, Thornton began his career in the railroad business, entering as a draftsman of the Pennsylvania Railroad[2] based in the Pittsburgh office. He was promoted to supervisory engineer in 1899 and District Superintendent in 1901. He was appointed as general superintendent of Cleveland, Akron and Columbus Railroad, part of the Pennsylvania Railroad system in Ohio,[note 1] in 1901.[2] In 1912 he was named general superintendent of the Long Island Rail Road.[6]
In 1914, Thornton was made general manager of the
In 1922 Thornton was named chairman of the board and president of the
When the Conservative Party came to power in 1932, Thornton was forced to resign, denied a pension, and removed from the Board of Directors of a local bank.[6][10] Disgraced, Thornton moved to New York City, where he died less than a year later from pneumonia and complications from surgery.[12]
Honors
Thornton Park (across from former CN Pacific Central Station) and Thornton Street in Vancouver and hotel (Sir Henry Thornton Village at former CN Hotel Jasper Park Lodge) in Canada, are named after Thornton. He delivered commencement addresses at MIT and Syracuse and earned an honorary doctorate from his alma mater, the University of Pennsylvania. In 1992 he was inducted into the Canadian Railway Hall of Fame.
Family
Henry Worth Thornton was the son of Henry Clay Thornton, a prominent Logansport, Indiana, lawyer, and Millamenta Comegys Worth.[13][14][page needed] Thornton's uncles included Cincinnati physician William Patton Thornton. He was cousin to Judge William Wheeler Thornton.[15]
Thornton married Virginia D. Blair on June 20, 1901; they had two children: James Worth Thornton and Anna Blair Thornton (Harrison). In 1926 they divorced.[16][13] He remarried shortly thereafter to Martha Watriss.[17]
Notes
References
- ^ Pier, Arthur Stanwood (1934). St. Paul's School, 1855–1934. Scribner's Sons.
- ^ a b c d "Who's Who in the Day's News: Sir Henry Worth Thornton". Press and Sun-Bulletin. Binghamton, NY. March 6, 1920. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Bernstein, Mark F. (2001). Football: The Ivy League Origins of an American Obsession. University of Pennsylvania Press.
- ^ Mims, Edwin (1946). History of Vanderbilt University. Vanderbilt University Press. p. 276.
- ^ "Flying Cinders". The Akron Beacon Journal. Akron, OH. October 25, 1902. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b Barriger, John Walker (1944). Sir Henry Thornton: Pioneer (Speech). Maine Dinner of the Newcomen Society. Portland, Maine.
- ^ American Men of Mark. Chicago, Illinois. 1917. p. 174.
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: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ^ "An American who Meets Great Britain's Greatest War Test". The Chattanooga News. Chattanooga, TN. August 25, 1915. p. 12 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Littell, Robert S. (1941). The Living Age. Making of America Project. Living Age Co.
- ^ a b Marsh, D'Arcy (1935). The Tragedy of Henry Thornton. MacMillan Co. of Canada.
- ^ "Former Head of Canada Railway System Is Dead". Chicago Tribune. March 15, 1933. p. 19 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "A Great Railroad Man". The New York Times. March 15, 1933.
- ^ a b "Lady Thornton Divorces Knight Born in States". Daily News. New York, NY. July 28, 1926. p. 35 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Battle, J.H. (1887). History of Bucks County, Pennsylvania. A. Warner & Co.
- ^ Biographical Souvenir of Buffalo County (reprint ed.). F.A. Battery & Co. 1997 [1890]. pp. 389–399.
- ^ "Lady Thornton Wins Philadelphia Divorce". The New York Times. July 28, 1926. p. 17.
- ^ "Martha Watriss Now Lady Thornton". The New York Times. September 12, 1926. p. 30.
- Eagle, John A. (December 16, 2013). "Sir Henry Worth Thornton". The Canadian Encyclopedia (online ed.). Historica Canada.
External links
- Media related to Henry Worth Thornton at Wikimedia Commons