Edmond Thornton
| Edmond Thornton | |
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| Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly for Warwick |
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In office 23 September 1868 – 10 August 1870 |
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| Preceded by | George Clark |
| Succeeded by | James Morgan |
| Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly for Eastern Downs |
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In office 22 July 1871 – 6 November 1873 |
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| Preceded by | Arthur Macalister |
| Succeeded by | Seat abolished |
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Edmond Lambert Thornton August 1841 Burton in Lonsdale, Yorkshire, England |
| Died | 13 March 1901 (aged 59) Brisbane, Queensland, Australia |
| Resting place | South Brisbane Cemetery |
| Nationality | English Australian |
| Spouse(s) | Margaret Horrigan (m.1869 d.1920) |
| Occupation | Grazier |
Edmond Lambert Thornton was a politician in Queensland, Australia. He was a Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly.
He represented Warwick, 23 September 1868 to 10 August 1870, and represented Eastern Downs, 22 July 1871 to 6 November 1873.
He was born in August 1841 at Burton-in-Londsdale, Yorkshire, England.
In 1869 he married Margaret Horrigan in Warwick and together had 8 sons and 6 daughters.
He owned a property in Warwick "Lonsdale" on Freestone Road and was mayor in Warwick in 1869-1870. He died 13 March 1901 at Brisbane, Queensland, Australia and was buried in South Brisbane Cemetery.
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