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thumb Thornhill Francis Broome (born in Santa Barbara, California August 10, 1878〔 – February 21, 1946) was a businessman and ranch owner in southern California, as evidenced in his ownership of the land that once belonged to his father. In addition to being a ranch owner, his business contributions are evidenced through Broome being the president of multiple companies in Illinois. His father was William Richard Broome (Date Unknown - 1891) an English gentleman of leisure who came to Santa Barbara, California from England to find better weather for his health.〔Personal Interview with John Broome, Retrieved February 27, 2012〕〔Yda Addis Storke, 1891, ''A memorial and biographical history of the counties of Santa Barbara, San Luis Obispo, and Ventura, California.' Chicago, Illinois: Lewis Publishing Co.〕 His mother was Lady Frances Broome, an Englishwoman whose eccentricities often kept her in the public eye.〔Court ousts Lady Broome. (1909, March 31). ''The New York Times Archives.'' Retrieved from http://query.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=9402EFDC1131E733A25752C3A9659C946897D6CF〕 In 1871, William Richard Broome purchased part of the Rancho Guadalasca Mexican land grant. Lady Frances Broome's defiance of American courts and institutions resulted in the loss of a large amount of her property, which was left to her by her late husband.〔 Thornhill went to England as a young man to further his education. He achieved a degree, and was highly educated in law. While he was in England he served in the military and fought in South Africa in the Boer War representing England. He did not serve in the military for the United States.〔Personal Interview with John Broome, retrieved February 27, 2012〕 Thornhill Broome married Caryl Russell Spoor, born in Cook, Illinois on 24 February 1892〔 in 1914.〔U.S. Naval Academy. (2009, October 26). ''Obituary: Elizabeth Miller, widow of Miller '40.'' Retrieved from https://www.usna.com/SSLPage.aspx?rss=obits_arch&referrer=sub_obits&pid=9100〕〔News of Chicago society. (1915, July 4). ''The Chicago Daily Tribune.'' Retrieved from http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/chicagotribune/access/382583711.html?dids=382583711:382583711&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:AI&type=historic&date=Jul+04%2C+1915&author=&pub=Chicago+Tribune&desc=News+of+Chicago+Society.&pqatl=google〕 "The Spoor family lived in Chicago, Illinois and at that time it was not unusual for Chicagoans to summer in Santa Barbara to get out of the heat. Thornhill Broome lived in Santa Barbara and was a handsome educated young man and they met at a social function in the summer."〔 Thornhill’s father-in-law, John A. Spoor, was a railroad and banking giant.〔Frank, Lester. ''Chicago Securities: Vol. 8. Handbook of Chicago stocks and bonds.'' Retrieved from http://books.google.com/books?id=iw_ZAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA167&lpg=PA167&dq=john+a.+spoor+railroad+banking&source=bl&ots=MmLa0hhAVI&sig=7d6EVt3jhDQsi4pdIBsmwxfoJfc&hl=en&ei=nAh7S9vqJ5KCsgPvrNnLCA&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=4&ved=0CA8Q6AEwAw#v=onepage&q=spoor&f=false〕 Thornhill and Caryl married and lived in Santa Barbara for their first years of marriage. They later moved to Chicago, Illinois to raise their three children〔 - John "Jack" Spoor Broome, Caryl Spoor Bagshaw Broome〔Parents reveal engagement of Caryl Broome. (1942, April 11). ''The Chicago Daily Tribune.'' Retrieved from http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/chicagotribune/access/468212072.html?dids=468212072:468212072&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:AI&type=historic&date=Apr+11%2C+1942&author=&pub=Chicago+Tribune&desc=Parents+Reveal+Engagement+of+Caryl+Broome&pqatl=google〕 and Elizabeth “Betty” Thornhill Broome (1920–2009).〔Miss Betty Broome engaged to Lieut Robert Miller III. (1942, August 10). ''The Chicago Daily Tribune.'' Retrieved from http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/chicagotribune/access/468490342.html?dids=468490342:468490342&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:AI&type=historic&date=Aug+10%2C+1942&author=&pub=Chicago+Tribune&desc=Miss+Betty+Broome+Engaged+to+Lieut+Robert+Miller+III.&pqatl=google〕〔U.S. Naval Academy. (2009, October 26). ''Obituary: Elizabeth Miller, Widow of Miller '40.'' Retrieved from https://www.usna.com/SSLPage.aspx?rss=obits_arch&referrer=sub_obits&pid=9100〕 He loved to hunt ducks on the Illinois river. He was also an avid reader.〔 Caryl Spoor was granted a divorce from Thornhill Broome in 1945.〔Divorce asked by Thornhill Broome’s wife. (1945, January 14). ''The Chicago Daily Tribune.'' Retrieved from http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/chicagotribune/access/475451302.html?dids=475451302:475451302&FMT=CITE&FMTS=CITE:AI&type=historic&date=Jan+14%2C+1945&author=&pub=Chicago+Tribune&desc=DIVORCE+ASKED+BY+THORNHILL+BROOME'S+WIFE&pqatl=google〕 Thornhill Broome was the president of the Midland Warehouses, Inc., Chicago Junction Terminal Building Co., Central Steam Laundry Co., Chicago Linen Supply Co., and Milwaukee Linen Supply Co. Thornhill had diabetes and lived with its complications through much of his adult life. Thornhill Francis Broome died on February 21, 1946 from a heart attack in Chicago.〔〔Thornhill Broome Obituary. (1946, February 23). ''The Chicago Daily Tribune.'' Retrieved from http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/chicagotribune/access/462941372.html?dids=462941372:462941372&FMT=CITE&FMTS=CITE:AI&type=historic&date=Feb+23%2C+1946&author=&pub=Chicago+Tribune&desc=Obituary+5+--+No+Title&pqatl=google〕 ==Background of Land History== William Richard Broome Land Ownership William Richard Broome was the owner of the southern portion of the historic Spanish land grant Rancho Guadalasca in Ventura County, which lay from Pitcher Slough to and beyond Sycamore Canyon with minor property breaks.〔Heritage Archives, Ltd.〕〔The Barnstable Patriot- Obituaries. (2009, June 19). ''The Barnstable Patriot.'' Retrieved from http://www.barnstablepatriot.com/home2/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=18285&Itemid=35〕 The project area was part of Rancho Guadalasca, a 30,594 acre land grant. Archival information indicates that the land grant was vacant and uncultivated when Ysabel Yorba filed for ownership of the land in 1836. Yorba was born in San Diego in 1789 and married Joseph Maitorena in 1805 at Mission San Diego. She was the daughter of Antonio Yorba from Spain. Her husband was a lieutenant stationed at the Santa Barbara Presidio, and before the couple filed for ownership of the land, Maitorena died. It wasn’t until 1861 that the land grant was officially conferred to Yorba. By 1871, over half of the acreage comprising the original rancho (23,000) was purchased by William Richard Broome, comprising the southern extent of the rancho.〔4.4 Cultural Resources. (1909, April 3). ''2009 Facilities Projects Supplemental EIR.'' Retrieved from http://google.calstate.edu/search?access=p&site=csuci&output=xml_no_dtd&client=csuci-edu&sort=date:D:L:d1&proxystylesheet=csuci-edu&oe=UTF-8&q=cultural+recources+2009〕 Thornhill was made special administrator of the 22,000 acres estate near Ventura after his Mother Lady Francis Broome was removed by the court after not making an accounting of the state for eighteen years. Mrs. Broome lost much of her property because of her refusal to be amenable to the American laws.〔Court Ousts Lady Broome. (1909, March 31). ''The New York Times.'' Retrieved from http://query.nytimes.com/mem/archive-free/pdf?res=FB081EFD3A5512738DDDA80B94DB405B898CF1D3〕 Thornhill also sought an order for the sale of his Mother’s perishable property.〔Seeks Full Control. (1909, April 3). ''The Los Angeles Times.'' Retrieved from http://proquest.umi.com/pqdweb?SQ=Thornhill+Francis+Broome&DBId=14075&onDate=&beforeDate=&fromDate=&toDate=&FT=1&AT=any&author=&sortby=CHRON&RQT=305&querySyntax=PQ&searchInterface=1&moreOptState=CLOSED&TS=1298404979&h_pubtitle=&h_pmid=&clientId=63586&JSEnabled=1〕 He purchased the land in 1871, and upon his death the land was transferred to William Richard Broome's wife, Lady Frances Broome. Thornhill Francis Broome Land Ownership & Legal Battle In 1910, Thornhill gained control of the land after a decade long legal battle with his mother. Thornhill contended that ownership of the land should be passed down and distributed amongst himself and his siblings Montague Watson Broome and Amy Lillian Broome. These appeals found their way to the Superior Courts of California where the courts had to consider a number of questions. "(1) whether the court had jurisdiction to hear and determine the cause, appellant contending in this behalf that neither the complaint nor the lis pendens adequately described the property; (2) whether the trial court erred in finding that the services rendered by plaintiff's counsel were for the common benefit of all the parties to the action; (3) whether the decree of partial distribution entered in the estate of William Francis Broome, deceased, whereunder the plaintiff and the nonappealing defendants, Montague Watson Broome and Amy Lillian Broome, claim as tenants in common an interest in the land subjected to partition can be availed of as muniment of title; and, finally, (4) whether the court erred in failing to find upon the issue that the action was prematurely instituted presented by an allegation of the answer to the effect that the partial decree of distribution of the estate of the testator to the parties to the action had not become final before the date of the filing of the complaint in the action." On November 29 in 1910, Thornhill Francis Broome, filed in the estate of William Richard Broome, deceased, his petition for a partial distribution and in 1909 on August 4, the defendant Frances Broome had jointly with the defendants Montague Watson Broome and Amy Lillian Broome, filed a petition for the partial distribution of the estate as well. The petitions of the defendant were denied because there was "no provision in the last will and testament of the said deceased for distribution to said defendants save in a manner prohibited by law." Early in 1911 Thornhill Francis, Frances, Montague, and Amy Broome resubmitted a joint stipulation and on June 30, 1911 it was ruled that the plaintiff Thornhill Francis Broome and the defendants Montague Watson Broome and Amy Lillian Broome were entitled to partial distribution of the property. Lady Frances Broome was denied access except to those properties specifically bequeathed to her in her husband's will. She would soon after claim fraud and that "relying upon the terms of said stipulation she was imposed upon and misled to the extent that she did not take or prosecute any appeal from said decree of partial distribution." It was determined that there was not enough evidence which "neither singly nor collectively sufficed" to make a satisfactory case for the showing of fraud. Upon Thornhill Francis Broome's death, the land transferred ownership to his son, John Spoor Broome. Land Background & Present Land Ownership The northern portion of the land grant, Rancho Guadalsca, was purchased by Joseph F. Lewis in 1906. This northern portion of the land later became the site of the Camarillo State Mental Hospital. In 2004, the land was re-purposed to become the California State University, Channel Islands for which the library is called the Broome Library. The library's namesake is attributed to his son, John Spoor Broome, who donated money in 1999 to build it. 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