John Rootes Thornton (Paris lawyer)
b. 1786-11-04 d. 1873-12
Paris, Kentucky, attorney. Caroline County, Virginia, native. Son of Anthony Thornton. Moved to Bourbon County, Kentucky, in 1808. Began practicing law in Paris in 1810. Member of the House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Kentucky from Bourbon County in 1812. Member of the Senate of the Commonwealth of Kentucky from 1829 to 1837.
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- White
Bibliography
Lewis Collins and Richard H. Collins, Collins' Historical Sketches of Kentucky, vol. 1 (Covington, KY: Collins & Co., 1874), 246u.
Citation
Thornton, John Rootes. Accessed via the Civil War Governors of Kentucky Digital Documentary Edition, https://discovery.civilwargovernors.org/document/S32213022 (November 12, 2026).
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