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