Rose Thornton
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Rose Garland Thornton (1919 – April 26, 2014) was a politician from Grosse Pointe Shores, Michigan.
Early life
Thornton was born in Sioux Lookout, Ontario, on June 30, 1919.[1] After moving to Detroit, she met her future husband, Harry G. Garland. The two got married in 1945.[2]
Political career
From 1987 until she retired in 2008, Thornton served on the city council of Grosse Pointe Shores, Michigan. For her last five years on the council, she served as the Mayor Pro-Tem, the first female Mayor Pro-Tem in the city's history.[2] Thornton was Grosse Pointe Shores' longest-serving elected official.[2]
Personal life
In 1945, Thornton married Harry G. Garland. Garland died in 1972.[3] Eight years later, she remarried to Thomas Patrick Thornton, a United States District Court judge. He died on July 1, 1985.[4]
Rose Thornton died on April 26, 2014, in St. Clair Shores.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Rose Thornton - Saturday, April 26th, 2014". memorials.verheyden.org. Retrieved 2019-11-05.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Rose Garland Thornton". Grosse Pointe News. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "Resolution of the Council of the Village of Grosse Pointe Shores". archive.org. Internet Archive. July 18, 1972. Retrieved 3 November 2019.
- ↑ "Judge Thomas Patrick Thornton (E.D. Michigan) – CourtListener.com". CourtListener. Retrieved 2019-11-03.
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