Edmond Lambert Thornton was a politician in

Queensland ) , nickname = Sunshine State , image_map = Queensland in Australia.svg , map_caption = Location of Queensland in Australia , subdivision_type = Country , subdivision_name = Australia , established_title = Before federation , establishe ...

, Australia. He was a Member of the

Queensland Legislative Assembly The Legislative Assembly of Queensland is the sole chamber of the unicameral Parliament of Queensland established under the Constitution of Queensland. Elections are held every four years and are done by full preferential voting. The Assembly h ...

. He represented

Warwick Warwick ( ) is a market town, civil parish and the county town of Warwickshire in the Warwick District in England, adjacent to the River Avon. It is south of Coventry, and south-east of Birmingham. It is adjoined with Leamington Spa and Whi ...

, 23 September 1868 to 10 August 1870, and represented Eastern Downs, 22 July 1871 to 6 November 1873.

Early life

He was born in August 1841 at

Burton-in-Lonsdale Burton in Lonsdale is a village and civil parish in the Craven District of North Yorkshire, England, close to the border with Lancashire and Cumbria. It is in Lonsdale (the River Lune valley and its tributaries). The parish is approximately 1,5 ...

, Yorkshire, England. In 1869Family history research
— Queensland Government births, deaths, marriages, and divorces. Retrieved 26 March 2016. he married Margaret Horrigan in Warwick and together had 8 sons and 6 daughters.

Later life

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 South Brisbane Cemetery is a heritage-listed cemetery at 21 Fairfield Road and Annerley Road, Dutton Park, City of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, adjacent to the Brisbane River. It was built from 1870 to 1990s. It is also known as Dutton Park ...

.Deceased Search
— Brisbane City Council Grave Location Search. Retrieved 26 March 2016.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Thornton, Edmond Members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly 1841 births 1901 deaths People from Craven District 19th-century Australian politicians English emigrants to colonial Australia