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Hugh Thornton 1887 - 1976

Hugh Thornton of Woodlake, Tulare County, California was born on November 8, 1887, and died at age 88 years old in September 1976.
Hugh Thornton
Woodlake, Tulare County, California 93286
November 8, 1887
September 1976
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Hugh Thornton's History: 1887 - 1976

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  • 11/8
    1887

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    November 8, 1887
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  • 09/dd
    1976

    Death

    September 1976
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    Hugh Thornton lived 17 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 88.
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In 1887, in the year that Hugh Thornton was born, on May 9th, Buffalo Bill's Wild West show opened in London. Founded in 1883, the show was attended - twice - by Queen Victoria and adored by audiences who thrilled to his fanciful acts portraying life in the "Wild West."
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In 1924, he was 37 years old when in May, wealthy college students Nathan Leopold and Richard Loeb kidnapped and killed 14 year old Robert Franks "in the interest of science". Leopold and Loeb thought that they were intellectually superior and that they could commit the perfect crime and not be caught. They were brought in for questioning within 8 days and quickly confessed. Clarence Darrow was hired as their defense lawyer, getting them life imprisonment instead of a death sentence. Loeb was eventually killed in prison - Leopold was released after 33 years, dying of a heart attack at age 66.
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