William Patton Thornton

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Dr. William Patton Thornton (1817–1883) was a doctor, teacher, writer, and later a local politician. He studied medicine at Kemper's Medical College in St. Louis and at Jefferson Medical College in Philadelphia. After graduating, he spent five years in Houston, Mississippi, where he treated throat and voice problems. In 1847 he moved back to Ohio and started a medical practice. He worked for a long time with Cincinnati Hospital and the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, where he was chair of the Anatomy and Physiology Department. Thornton wrote papers on cholera and on throat diseases. He retired from practice in 1877 and then served as mayor of College Hill, Ohio, until his death. He is buried in Spring Grove Cemetery in Cincinnati. In 1841 he married Electa Bacon in Indianapolis, Indiana. He was cousin to Samuel W. Thornton and James Johnston Thornton.