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Jessy Quinn Thornton
Former Oregon State Representative
Jesse Quinn Thornton was an American settler of Oregon, active in political, legal, and educational circles. Wikipedia
Born: August 24, 1810, Point Pleasant, WV
Died: February 5, 1888 (age 77 years), Salem, OR
Books: Oregon and California in 1848, Camp of Death: The Donner Party Mountain Camp, 1846-47, Oregon and California in 1848, with an Appendix, Including Recent and Authentic Information on the Subject of the Gold Mines of California, and Other Valuable Matter of Interest to the Emigrant, Etc, and more
Party: Republican Party
Previous office: Oregon State Representative (1864–1865)
Spouse: Nancy Logue (m. 1838)