THORNTON, MATTHEW
\θˈɔːntən], \θˈɔːntən], \θ_ˈɔː_n_t_ə_n]\
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(1714-1803), came to America from Ireland about 1717. He was Judge of the New Hampshire Supreme Court from 1776 to 1782. He represented New Hampshire in the Continental Congress from 1776 to 1778 and signed the Declaration of Independence.
By John Franklin Jameson
