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- Daniel_I.J._Thornton abstract "Daniel Isaac J. Thornton (January 31, 1911 – January 19, 1976) was a United States cattle breeder and Republican politician who served as the 33rd Governor of the State of Colorado from 1951 to 1955.Daniel Isaac J. Thornton was born in Hall County, Texas, on January 31, 1911 and graduated from Lubbock, TX high school in 1929. He was very active in 4-H and was elected President of the Texas 4-H clubs in 1927. Thornton attended (1929-30) Texas Technological College (now Texas Tech University) in Lubbock, attended (1932) University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA) and received Honorary Doctor's Degrees from Western State College, Gunnison, CO (1951) and Texas Technological College (1953). He was married to the former Jessie Willock. In 1937, the Thorntons purchased a cattle ranch near Springerville in northeastern Arizona. In 1941, they moved their operation to a ranch in Gunnison County in southern Colorado. The Thorntons developed the Thornton Type, a strain of Hereford cattle. In 1948, Thornton was elected to the Colorado State Senate, a position that he held for only two years before becoming governor.In 1950, Thornton defeated incumbent Democratic Governor Walter Walford Johnson. Thornton was known for his Stetson hat, pipe, and cowboy boots. He served as governor for two then two-year terms. As governor, he was instrumental in locating the U.S. Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs. In 1952 he was one of five people on the short list for consideration of the Republican vice presidential nomination. Dwight D. Eisenhower, like Thornton Texas-born, instead chose Richard Nixon, a freshman U.S. senator from California. (Richard Nixon: The Rise of an American Politician. Roger Morris. Pg. 726)In 1956, Thornton was under discussion for a cabinet appointment. He was the Republican nominee for the U.S. Senate in Colorado that year, but was narrowly defeated by the Democrat John A. Carroll.Dan Thornton died of a heart attack in Carmel, California, on January 19, 1976.Governor Thornton is the namesake of the City of Thornton outside Denver, Colorado. In 2008, he was listed among the "100 Most Influential People" from Lubbock, as part of the city centennial observation.".
- Daniel_I.J._Thornton almaMater Texas_Tech_University.
- Daniel_I.J._Thornton almaMater University_of_California,_Los_Angeles.
- Daniel_I.J._Thornton birthDate "1911-01-31".
- Daniel_I.J._Thornton birthPlace Hall_County,_Texas.
- Daniel_I.J._Thornton birthPlace Texas.
- Daniel_I.J._Thornton birthPlace United_States.
- Daniel_I.J._Thornton birthYear "1911".
- Daniel_I.J._Thornton deathDate "1976-01-19".
- Daniel_I.J._Thornton deathPlace California.
- Daniel_I.J._Thornton deathPlace Carmel,_California.
- Daniel_I.J._Thornton deathPlace Carmel-by-the-Sea,_California.
- Daniel_I.J._Thornton deathYear "1976".
- Daniel_I.J._Thornton lieutenant Gordon_L._Allott.
- Daniel_I.J._Thornton occupation Ranch.
- Daniel_I.J._Thornton office "33rd Governor of Colorado".
- Daniel_I.J._Thornton office "Colorado State Senator from Gunnison County".
- Daniel_I.J._Thornton party Republican_Party_(United_States).
- Daniel_I.J._Thornton predecessor Walter_Walford_Johnson.
- Daniel_I.J._Thornton residence Colorado.
- Daniel_I.J._Thornton residence Gunnison_County,_Colorado.
- Daniel_I.J._Thornton successor Edwin_C._Johnson.
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- Daniel_I.J._Thornton wikiPageWikiLinkText "Dan Thornton".
- Daniel_I.J._Thornton wikiPageWikiLinkText "Daniel I.J. Thornton".
- Daniel_I.J._Thornton after Edwin_C._Johnson.
- Daniel_I.J._Thornton almaMater Texas_Tech_University.
- Daniel_I.J._Thornton almaMater "University of California at Los Angeles".
- Daniel_I.J._Thornton before Walter_Walford_Johnson.
- Daniel_I.J._Thornton birthDate "1911-01-31".
- Daniel_I.J._Thornton birthPlace Hall_County,_Texas.
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- Daniel_I.J._Thornton dateOfBirth "1911-01-31".
- Daniel_I.J._Thornton dateOfDeath "1976-01-19".
- Daniel_I.J._Thornton deathDate "1976-01-19".
- Daniel_I.J._Thornton deathPlace California.
- Daniel_I.J._Thornton deathPlace Carmel,_California.