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William L. Thornton (November 28, 1844 – December 29, 1915) was an American lawyer and politician from New York. ==Life== He was born on November 28, 1844 in Brooklyn. The family removed to Monticello, Sullivan County, New York, when William was still a child. He attended Monticello Academy. Then he studied law with Archibald C. Niven, was admitted to the bar in 1865, and practiced law in Monticello. In November 1878, he was elected on the Greenback ticket as Judge of Sullivan County, telling the voters that he would accept only $1,200 as annual salary, the salary for the county judge at that time being fixed at $2,500. He remained in office in 1879 and 1880, but was removed from office on January 5, 1881, by a decision of the New York Supreme Court. His defeated Democratic opponent Timothy Bush claimed that the offer to serve for a reduced salary was a bribe to the people, and Thornton should thus be declared ineligible under the anti-bribery law. This view was accepted by Supreme Court Justice Osborne, who declared the office vacant.〔(''A JUDGE PUT OUT OF OFFICE'' ) in the ''New York Times'' on January 6, 1881〕 Alpheus Potts was appointed to the office, to fill the vacancy. In November 1881, Thornton was re-elected as County Judge, and served two terms until the end of 1893.〔(''Courts and Lawyers of New York: A History 1609 to 1925'' ) by Alden Chester & Edwin Melvin Williams (Vol. 1; pg. 1083)〕 Thornton was a member of the New York State Senate (26th D.) from 1899 to 1902, sitting in the 122nd, 123rd, 124th and 125th New York State Legislatures.〔(''Official New York from Cleveland to Hughes'' ) by Charles Elliott Fitch (Hurd Publishing Co., New York and Buffalo, 1911, Vol. IV; pg. 364f)〕 Thornton was again County Judge from 1911 until the end of 1914, when he reached the constitutional age limit. He died on December 29, 1915, in front of his home in Monticello, New York, from "heart disease" or "apoplexy";〔(''Ex-State Senator Wm. L. Thornton'' ) in the ''New York Times'' on December 30, 1915〕 and was buried at the Rock Ridge Cemetery there. 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「William L. Thornton」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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