John Thornton may refer to:
Sports
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John Thornton (Australian cricketer) (1835–1919), Australian cricketer
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John Thornton (Leicestershire cricketer) (1902–1993), English cricketer
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John Thornton (baseball), American baseball pitcher
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John Thornton (American football)
John Jason Thornton (born October 2, 1976) is a former American football defensive tackle of the National Football League. He was drafted by the Tennessee Titans in the second round of the 1999 NFL Draft. He played college football at West Vi ...
(born 1976), American football player
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John Thornton (athlete) (1911–1944), British Olympic hurdler
Government and politics
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John Thornton (MP), English MP for
Kingston upon Hull (UK Parliament constituency)
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John Thornton (Canadian politician)
John Thornton (April 3, 1823 – February 17, 1888) was an Americans, American-born merchant, farmer and political figure in Quebec. He represented Stanstead (provincial electoral district), Stanstead in the Legislative Assembly of Quebec ...
(1823–1888), Canadian merchant and politician in Quebec
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John Thornton (American politician) (1846–1917), American Louisiana politician and senator
Fictional characters
* John Thornton, a leading character in Jack London's novel ''
The Call of the Wild
''The Call of the Wild'' is a short adventure novel by Jack London, published in 1903 and set in Yukon, Canada, during the 1890s Klondike Gold Rush, when strong sled dogs were in high demand. The central character of the novel is a dog named ...
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John Thornton (North and South), a leading character in Elizabeth Gaskell's novel ''North and South''
Other
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John Thornton (bishop), English 16th-century bishop and university administrator
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John Thornton (glass painter), English York Minster stained glass designer between 1405 and 1408
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John Thornton (cartographer) (1641–1708), English cartographer and hydrographer; see
Turtle Gut Inlet
Turtle Gut Inlet was an inlet located in what is now Wildwood Crest, in Cape May County, New Jersey, United States.
Geography
Turtle Gut Inlet separated Five Mile Beach from Two Mile Beach, both of which are now connected. The inlet was app ...
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John Thornton (philanthropist) (1720–1790), merchant and Christian philanthropist
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John Thornton (philosopher), British author, computer scientist and phenomenologist
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John Thornton (historian)
John K. Thornton is an American historian specializing in the history of Africa, the African Diaspora and the Atlantic world. He is a professor in the history department at Boston University.
Biography
Early life and education
Thornton was bo ...
(born 1949), American historian
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John L. Thornton, former president and co-COO of Goldman Sachs
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John S. Thornton, bishop
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John P. Thornton, CEO of Astrobotic Technology Inc.
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John Wingate Thornton, American lawyer, historian, antiquarian, book collector and author
See also
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Jolly Jack's Lost Mine
Jolly Jack's Lost Mine is a legend about a hidden placer mine supposed to be located in the Boundary Country of British Columbia. The mine has been written about by local historians and various magazines. Many have searched for the lost placer ...
, a legend about a secret gold mine discovered by Canadian prospector Jack Thornton
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