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Thornton, Henry, (1760-1815), MP Philanthropist and Economist

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Surname: Thornton
Forenames: Henry
Gender: Male
Date: 1760-1815
Biography: ODNB link for Thornton, Henry (1760-1815) MP Philanthropist and Economist
Name authority reference: GB/NNAF/P150457 (Former ISAAR ref: GB/NNAF/P28385 )
Online related resources Bibliography of British and Irish History link for Henry Thornton
Collections
Number Description Held by Reference Further information
1
c1766-1938: personal and family corresp and papers
Cambridge University Library: Department of Manuscripts and University Archives
MS Add.7674
NRA 30090

See HMC Papers of British politicians 1782-1900, 1989
2
1777-1815: diaries and corresp
Archives: Wigan & Leigh
EHC7/M 775 & EHC7/1248
NRA 30192 Hall
3
1777-1815: letterbook and diary of henry and his wife Marianne plus three reference texts
Archives: Wigan & Leigh
EHC18/M786
NRA 30192 Hall
4
1791-93: letters to Thomas Clarkson
British Library, Manuscript Collections
Add MSS 41262-3
5
1801-14: corresp with William Wilberforce
Oxford University: Bodleian Library, Special Collections
MSS Wilberforce; Don e 164-65
NRA 7132 Wilberforce