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Robert Julius Thorne (February 1875 – March 20, 1955) was an American businessman who was president of Montgomery Ward from 1917 to 1920. ==Life== Robert Thorne was born in February 1875 in Chicago, Illinois, to George R. Thorne. The senior Thorne was a former major in the Civil War who co-founded Montgomery Ward with his brother-in-law, A. Montgomery Ward.〔"R.J. Thorne, 80, Son of Ward's Founder, Dies," ''Chicago Daily Tribune'', March 21, 1955.〕 He received a bachelor's degree from Cornell University in 1897. He was active in the Delta Kappa Epsilon fraternity.〔〔〔''Who Was Who in America'', Marquis-Who's Who, Inc., 1966.〕 Robert Thorne joined Montgomery Ward's Kansas City, Missouri, branch immediately upon his graduation from Cornell. He rose to become branch manager, and then was transferred to Chicago where he was manager of the store's flagship store and a vice president of the company. In 1917, his older brother and Montgomery Ward president, William C. Thorne, died unexpectedly. Robert J. Thorne assumed the presidency of the company.〔〔 Thorne married the former Katherine B. Sterrett.〔 The couple had five daughters: Roberta, Katherine, Laura, Narcissa and Ellen Catherine. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Robert J. Thorne」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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