Thornton, J. Quinn (Jessy Quinn), 1810-1888
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Born in Mason County, Virginia in 1810, Jessy Quinn Thornton was educated at the University of Virginia where he studied law. He later practiced law in Palmyra and Hannibal Missouri, and in Quincy, Illinois. In 1838 he married Nancy M. Logue at Hannibal. In 1846 he traveled overland to Oregon with his family. He became a judge of the Oregon Provisional Government's Supreme Court and was sent to Washington to lobby for the establishment of a territorial government. His works include Oregon and California in 1848 (1849). He died in Salem, Oregon, in 1888.
From the guide to the J. Quinn Thornton papers, 1837-1929, 1860-1874, (Oregon Historical Society)
Born in Mason County, Virginia in 1810, Jessy Quinn Thornton was educated at the University of Virginia where he studied law. He later practiced law in Palmyra and Hannibal Missouri, and in Quincy, Illinois. In 1838 he married Nancy M. Logue at Hannibal. In 1846 he traveled overland to Oregon with his family. He became a judge of the Oregon Provisional Government Supreme Court and was sent to Washington to lobby for the establishment of a territorial government. His works include Oregon and California in 1848 (1849). He died in Salem, Oregon, in 1888.
Source: Northwest Digital Archives http://nwda-db.wsulibs.wsu.edu/findaid/ark:/80444/xv56103
From the guide to the Jessy Quinn Thornton papers, circa 1810-1888, (Special Collections and University Archives, University of Oregon Libraries)
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