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James Riddle Thornton (February 22, 1853 – July 27, 1911) was an acting President of Hampden–Sydney College for two-and-a-half weeks in 1904. ==Biography== Thornton was born to Lieutenant Colonel John T. Thornton (CSA) and Martha Jane (née Riddle) Thornton in 1853 in Farmville, Virginia. James Thornton had two brothers, William M. Thornton — Professor of Applied Mathematics, Chairman of the Faculty, and Dean of Engineering at the University of Virginia; and Harrison R. Thornton — a teacher and missionary in Cape Prince of Wales, Alaska who was killed in 1863, the only missionary to Alaska slain by a native Alaskan. Thornton was the valedictorian, 1871 graduate of Hampden–Sydney College and also the principal of Prince Edward Academy in Worsham, Virginia from 1873 to 1881 and a professor of Latin at Central University (now Eastern Kentucky University) from 1881 to 1883. Thornton later went on to be a professor of Mathematics, an Instructor of Engineering, and the Treasurer at Hampden–Sydney College for a total of twenty-five years, starting in 1884.〔 He was a brother of Phi Kappa Psi and was the "Frater in Residence" while a professor at the College. Known as "Uncle Jamie" to his students, Thornton was a beloved figure at the College and was presented with an award by the senior class of 1909 to honor Thornton's twenty-five years of service to the institution.〔 He married his wife, Maria Edmunds, on June 22, 1910.〔"Virginia, Marriages, 1785-1940," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/XRW1-VMR : accessed 27 Oct 2014), James Riddle Thornton and Maria Edmunds, 22 Jun 1910; citing Prince Edward, Virginia, reference line 41, p. 129; FHL microfilm 33256〕 Thornton's childhood home known as "Thornton House" (built in 1756) was located in present day Farmville, Virginia.〔 After James's father, Colonel Thornton (also an alumnus of Hampden–Sydney) was killed in 1862 at the Battle of Sharpsburg, General Robert E. Lee made a brief condolence visit to the widow and children of Colonel Thornton at Thornton House on April 7, 1865 — in the midst of Lee's Retreat.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「James R. Thornton」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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