Home › Entities › Human › Henry Thornton

Henry Thornton

English economist, banker, philanthropist and parliamentarian
Person Human Q3133106
Henry Thornton
Anton Hickel · Public Domain · Wikimedia

Facts

22 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[28]
Date of birth
March 10, 1760
Date of death
January 16, 1815
Place of birth
London
Place of death
London
Country of citizenship
Kingdom of Great Britain[18]
Occupation
economist, politician, banker, abolitionist, merchant
Position held
member of the 4th Parliament of the United Kingdom, member of the 1st Parliament of the United Kingdom, member of the 2nd Parliament of the United Kingdom, member of the 3rd Parliament of the United Kingdom, member of the 4th Parliament of the United Kingdom, member of the 5th Parliament of the United Kingdom, member of the 15th Parliament of Great Britain, member of the 16th Parliament of Great Britain, member of the 17th Parliament of Great Britain, member of the 18th Parliament of Great Britain[19][20][21][22][23][24][25][26][27]
Father
John Thornton[10]
Mother
Lucy Watson[11]
Spouse
Marianne Sykes[12]
Child
Marianne Thornton, Henry Sykes Thornton, Sophia Thornton, Laura Thornton, Watson Joseph Thornton[13][14][15][16][17]
Sibling
Samuel Thornton, Robert Thornton, Jane Thornton
Work location
London[31]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[35]
Affiliation
Clapham Sect[36]
Described by source
Dictionary of National Biography, 1885–1900, BEIC Digital Library, Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[32][33][34]
Family name
Thornton[29]
Given name
Henry[30]
Name in native language
Henry Thornton[37]
On focus list of Wikimedia project
TP updated between September 2019 and August 2020
🏷️ Also known as
en Henry Thornton cs Heinrich Thornton he הנרי תורנטון ja ヘンリ ru Торнтон Г. ru Генри Торнтон ru Торнтон Генри ru Торнтон, Генри uk Генрі Торнтон zh 亨利·桑顿
🔖 Identifiers · 63
ISNI
0000000082236463
VIAF cluster ID
42996665
Library of Congress Authorities ID
n82085601
GND ID
132361981
ASEE person ID
2210
BIBSYS ID
90355686
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
119646670
British Museum person or institution ID
153013
CERL Thesaurus ID
cnp01092325
DDB person (GND) ID
132361981
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
132361981
Digital portrait index person (GND) ID
132361981
Show all 63 identifiers +51
Electronic Enlightenment ID
thornhenry003316
Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID
biography/Henry-Thornton
Encyclopædia Universalis ID
henry-thornton
FAST ID
94468
FES digital collections entity ID
387857
Freebase ID
/m/0346kt
Geni profile ID
6000000019373635163
Hansard (1803–2005) ID
mr-henry-thornton
History of Parliament ID
1790-1820/member/thornton-henry-1760-1815, 1754-1790/member/thornton-henry-1760-1815
Hrvatska enciklopedija ID
61209
IdRef ID
027649776
J9U entity ID
987007279263805171
KBR person ID
14112734
KSW person ID
42031
Kalliope-Verbund (GND) ID
132361981
Kindred Britain ID
I9386
LBT person ID
HeThorn1815, HeThorn1818
Libraries Australia ID
35707124
Libris-URI
hftw08n12twdqph
NDL Authority ID
00526755
NE.se ID
henry-thornton
NL CR AUT ID
mub2014840895
NLA Trove people ID
1051408
NUKAT ID
n2019047643
National Library of Korea ID
KAC201420691
National Library of Latvia ID
000113329
National Library of Wales Authority ID
thornton-henry-1760-1815
National Portrait Gallery (London) person ID
mp06272
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
087445891
Online PWN Encyclopedia ID
3987186
Open Library ID
OL884206A
Open Plaques subject ID
7826
OpenMLOL author ID
113556
Oxford Dictionary of National Biography ID
27357
Oxford Reference overview ID
20110803104427747
Prabook ID
726747, 954289
Rodovid ID
813421
SBN author ID
MILV072019
SELIBR ID
249871
SHARE Catalogue author ID
123454
SNAC ARK ID
w6z89zr4
SNARC ID
Flaach
The Peerage person ID
p3888.htm#i38879
TheyWorkForYou ID
24482
Treccani ID
henry-thornton
UK National Archives ID
F56306
WeRelate person ID
Henry_Thornton_(11)
Wellcome Collection concept ID
qy24cxef
WikiTree person ID
Thornton-412
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJr3pjpjtcFxjJGQ8gyDbd
Yale LUX ID
person/4d49b6ad-afbe-4d51-81c2-b2b4b5e945f4

Report an error or request removal Lineage (PROV-JSON)

🔗 Connections
Occupation 3
politician, economist, banker
Described by source 2
Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition, BEIC Digital Library
Affiliation 1
Clapham Sect
Country of citizenship 1
Kingdom of Great Britain
Family name 1
Thornton
Given name 1
Henry
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
English
Place of birth 1
London
Place of death 1
London
SNARC ID 1
Flaach
Sex or gender 1
male
Work location 1
London
Press Enter · cited answer in seconds

Summary

Henry Thornton was born on March 10, 1760[1], in London[2]. He died on January 16, 1815[3], in London[4]. He worked as an economist[5], politician[6], banker[7], abolitionist[8], and merchant[9].

FAQs

Where was Henry Thornton born?

Henry Thornton was born in London[2].

Where did Henry Thornton die?

Henry Thornton died in London[4].

Who were Henry Thornton's parents?

Henry Thornton's father was John Thornton[10]. Henry Thornton's mother was Lucy Watson[11].

Who was Henry Thornton married to?

Henry Thornton's spouses include Marianne Sykes[12].

What did Henry Thornton do for work?

Henry Thornton worked as an economist[5], politician[6], banker[7], abolitionist[8], and merchant[9].

Related Entities

Kingdom of Great Britain London

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [28] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [10] ↑ . Kindred Britain. wikidata.org.
  5. [11] ↑ . The Peerage. wikidata.org.
  6. [12] ↑ . Kindred Britain. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [13] ↑ . Kindred Britain. wikidata.org.
  18. [14] ↑ . The Peerage. wikidata.org.
  19. [15] ↑ . The Peerage. wikidata.org.
  20. [16] ↑ . Kindred Britain. wikidata.org.
  21. [17] ↑ . Kindred Britain. wikidata.org.
  22. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [6] ↑ . Hansard 1803–2005. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [7] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [9] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  27. [1] ↑ . Encyclopædia Britannica Online. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  28. [3] ↑ . Encyclopædia Britannica Online. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  29. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [33] ↑ . digitale.beic.it. digitale.beic.it. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  34. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  35. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  36. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  37. [37] ↑ . wikidata.org.

📑 Cite this page

Use these citations when quoting this entity in research, articles, AI prompts, or wherever provenance matters. We aggregate Wikidata + Wikipedia + authoritative open-data sources; the stitched, scored, cross-referenced view is what 4ort.xyz contributes.

APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). Henry Thornton. Retrieved November 10, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/henry-thornton
MLA “Henry Thornton.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 10 Nov. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/henry-thornton.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_henry-thornton_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{Henry Thornton}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/henry-thornton}, note = {Accessed: 2026-11-10}}
LLM prompt According to 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph (aggregator of Wikidata, Wikipedia, and authoritative open-data sources): Henry Thornton — https://4ort.xyz/entity/henry-thornton (retrieved 2026-11-10)

Canonical URL: https://4ort.xyz/entity/henry-thornton · Last refreshed:

Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 18w ago · Printstream · 2026-07-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Digital portrait index person (GND) ID → 132361981
    "Created claim: Digital portrait index person (GND) ID: 132361981, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1783130387391"
  2. 19w ago · Printstream · 2026-07-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    KSW person ID → 42031
    FES digital collections entity ID → 387857
    "Created claim: KSW person ID: 42031, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1782930557898"
  3. 25w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation → economist, politician, banker +2
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #32084: import P21 and P106 from GND (26)"
  4. 25w ago · KrBot bot · 2026-05-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation → economist, politician, banker +2
    "Changed claim: Occupation: abolitionist, разрешение перенаправления / resolving redirect abolitionist → abolitionist (…"
  5. 28w ago · MariuszRokin · 2026-04-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Mother → Lucy Watson
    Work location → London
    Described by source → Dictionary of National Biography, 1885–1900, BEIC Digital Library, Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
    Place of death → London
    + 16 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "Created claim: Prabook ID: 954289, batch #257026"
Live feed via Wikidata EventStreams. New edits appear within minutes of being made on Wikidata.