John Thornton (16 January 1835 – 15 December 1919) was an Australian

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er. He played two

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matches for Victoria between 1858 and 1860.

Biography

John Thornton was born in

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, England on 16 January 1835. He came to Victoria aboard SS ''Great Britain'' in 1853, and settled in Camperdown. He married Agnes Clough in 1862, and they had three children. He owned a dairy farm at Cobden, and founded the

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ing firm John Thornton and Co. He died in Camperdown on 15 December 1919.

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