Talk:Richard Thornton

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Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (DNB) Volume 54 (2004) page 639 says in his will left sizeable sums for schools he had built in his home parishes as well as for Christ's Hospital of which he had become a Donation Governor in 1833. Total Wealth, probate value of which - nearly £2,800,000 -represented the largest fortune left in Britain before 1870. Charlie52 (talk) 17:23, 28 August 2009 (UTC)

Ref Jack Morpurgo History of Christ's Hospital the House Thornton was named after Sir Edward Thornton who was a British Diplomat(1766-1852)Charlie52 (talk) 12:12, 13 May 2010 (UTC).

Stub template removal
I've removed the stub template as I think the article has gone well beyond that now. Let me know if you don't agree. Robiati (talk) 17:59, 7 June 2010 (UTC)

Not "First ever private steamyacht"
The whole "First ever private steamyacht" part must be based on a misunderstanding. The Quentin Durward was always a passenger ship and never served as a yacht. Please read the article. This misunderstanding has been allowed to flourish since 2010, but now would be a good time to end it. The quoted source only says that Thornton was the registered seller. Nothing indicates that he ever used the vessel as a yacht and neither did the buyer. Cheers --Rsteen (talk) 11:58, 29 December 2020 (UTC)