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Henry Worth Thornton

1871-11-06 – 1933-03-14

Portrait of Henry Worth Thornton
Bain News Service,, publisher. H. W. Thornton circa 1914 [between ca. 1910 and ca. 1915] 1 negative : glass ; 5 x 7 in. or smaller. Notes: Title from unverified data provided by the Bain News Service on the negatives or caption cards. Forms part of: George Grantham Bain Collection (Library of Congress). Format: Glass negatives. Rights Info: No known restrictions on publication. Repository: Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division, Washington, D.C. 20540 USA, hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.print General information about the Bain Collection is available at hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.ggbain Persistent URL: hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/ggbain.15538 Call Number: LC-B2- 2998-14Credit: The original uploader was Richard Arthur Norton (1958- ) at English Wikipedia.

Life & Legacy

Sir Henry Worth Thornton, KBE (November 6, 1871 – March 14, 1933) was an American businessman. Thornton served as general superintendent of the Long Island Rail Road from 1911 to 1914, general manager of the Great Eastern Railway in England from 1914 to 1922, and president of the Canadian National Railways from 1922 to 1932.

Occupation & Career

American football player, businessperson, American football coach

Education

St. Paul's School

Accomplishments, Inventions & Publications

Knight of the Legion of Honour; Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire; Officer of the Order of Leopold

Legacy Highlights

Honors & Awards

Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire · Knight of the Legion of Honour · Officer of the Order of Leopold

Employer

Vanderbilt University

Education & Institutions

St. Paul's School

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Sources & Provenance

  1. Wikidata population candidate Q3133103 — wikidata View source

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