Ray Thornton

Ray Thornton DEMDemocrat

American politician

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Ray ThorntonDEMDemocrat American politician
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Age at Death1928-2016
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Raymond Hoyt Thornton Jr. (July 16, 1928 – April 13, 2016) was an American attorney and politician. He was a Democratic U.S. Representative for Arkansas's 4th congressional district from 1973 to 1979 and the 2nd district from 1991 to 1997. He served as an associate justice on the Arkansas Supreme Court from 1997 to 2004.

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Education7 - 7 of 5
University of Arkansas
Juris Doctor
1945 - 1947
Yale University
Bachelor of Arts
1950
University of Texas at Austin
1950 - 1951
Trumbull College
primary school
Past Positions1 - 8 of 8
Representative
United States House of Representatives
1973 - 1979
Sought Democratic Nomination for US Senate
1978
Arkansas Attorney General
1971 - 1973
president
U. of Arkansas system
1984 - 1989
president
Arkansas State University
1980 - 1984
attorney
private practice, Little Rock
1956 - 1970
deputy prosecuting attorney for Perry and Pulaski Counties
1956 - 1957
US Navy
1951 - 1954
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