Robert Thornton
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Robert Thornton may refer to:
- Robert Thornton (scribe)Robert Thornton (scribe)Robert Thornton was a Yorkshire landowner, a member of the landed gentry. His efforts as an amateur scribe and manuscript compiler resulted in the preservation of many valuable works of Middle English literature, and have given him an important place in its history.-Biography:Thornton's name is...
(died 1460), English scribe and compiler of manuscripts - Robert Thornton (jockey)Robert Thornton (jockey)Robert "Choc" Thornton is an English National Hunt jockey currently employed as stable jockey to Alan King....
(born 1978), English National Hunt jockey - Robert Thornton (darts player)Robert Thornton (darts player)Robert Thornton is a Scottish darts player who competes in Professional Darts Corporation events after his switch from the BDO in May 2008. He won the prestigious Winmau World Masters in November 2007.-BDO career:...
(born 1967), Scottish former World Masters darts champion - Robert John ThorntonRobert John ThorntonRobert John Thornton was an English physician and botanical writer, noted for "A New Illustration of the Sexual System of Carolus Von Linnæus" and "The British Flora" of 1812. He was the son of Bonnell Thornton and studied at Trinity College, Cambridge...
(1768–1837), English physician and writer on botany - Robert L. ThorntonRobert L. ThorntonRobert Lee Thornton, Sr. was a Dallas, Texas businessman, philanthropist, and mayor of the city....
(1880–1964), American businessman, philanthropist and mayor of Dallas, Texas - Robert Lyster ThorntonRobert Lyster ThorntonRobert Lyster Thornton , was born at Wooton, Bedfordshire, England, the son of a mechanical engineer, Dudley L. Thornton, and his wife Katherine Foster. He was educated in Canada, where his family went in his youth, his father being employed by the Canadian Pacific Railway. He attended McGill...
(1908–1985), English physicist - Robert Y. ThorntonRobert Y. ThorntonRobert Y. Thornton was an attorney, politician, and jurist in the U.S. state of Oregon. A Democrat, he was the second-longest serving Oregon Attorney General in the state's history, holding that office from 1953 to 1969...
(1910–2003), American attorney and politician - Bob ThorntonBob ThorntonRobert George Thornton is a retired American professional basketball player whose career lasted from 1985 to 1996. He was a 6'10" 225 forward...
(born 1962), American basketball player - Robert Stirton ThorntonRobert Stirton ThorntonRobert Stirton Thornton was a politician in Manitoba, Canada. He served in the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba from 1907 to 1910, and again from 1914 to 1922. Thorton was a Liberal, and served as a cabinet minister in the government or Tobias C. Norris.Thornton was born in Edinburgh, Scotland...
(1863–1936), Manitoba politician