James T. Thorne
(1855-1910)
Dublin Core
Person Item Type Metadata
District
11th District Representative
Political Party
Republican
Latter-day Saint
Yes
Age at Election
40
Birth Date
September 10, 1855
Birthplace
Pleasant Grove, Utah, Utah Territory, United States
Death Date
March 14, 1910
Spouse(s)
Harriet Nancy Farnsworth (1856-1920) Married April 24, 1876
Minetta Permelia Brown (1866-1962) Married January 1, 1885
Minetta Permelia Brown (1866-1962) Married January 1, 1885
Occupation
Merchant and Farmer
Biographical Text
James Thomas Thorne was a successful merchant and farmer. He traveled extensively throughout the United States and Europe. He was politically active his whole life and “worked in defense of that which he believed to be right” (Drumm 1876, 86).
Bibliography
Drumm, Mark. "The Bee Hive State." Drumm's Manual of Utah, and Souvenir of the First State Legislature, 1896. Hathi Trust Digital Library. Salt Lake City, Utah: M. Drumm, 1896. https://hdl.handle.net/2027/hvd.hx4jb7.
https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/KWNN-77H
Image of James T. Thorne by courtesy of HathiTrust Cropped from page 78 of Drumm, Mark. "The Bee Hive State." Drumm's Manual of Utah, and Souvenir of the First State Legislature, 1896. Hathi Trust Digital Library. Salt Lake City, Utah: M. Drumm, 1896. https://hdl.handle.net/2027/hvd.hx4jb7?urlappend=%3Bseq=84
https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/KWNN-77H
Image of James T. Thorne by courtesy of HathiTrust Cropped from page 78 of Drumm, Mark. "The Bee Hive State." Drumm's Manual of Utah, and Souvenir of the First State Legislature, 1896. Hathi Trust Digital Library. Salt Lake City, Utah: M. Drumm, 1896. https://hdl.handle.net/2027/hvd.hx4jb7?urlappend=%3Bseq=84
Collection
Citation
“James T. Thorne
(1855-1910),” Utah State History Digital Exhibits, accessed May 4, 2024, https://utahstatehistory.omeka.net/items/show/271.
(1855-1910),” Utah State History Digital Exhibits, accessed May 4, 2024, https://utahstatehistory.omeka.net/items/show/271.