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Richard C Thornton 1936 - 1997

Richard C Thornton of Somerville, Middlesex County, MA was born on January 10, 1936, and had a sister Thelma Fabor. He was married to Carole Meadows Thornton, and had children Richard C Thornton Jr., Karen M Purnell, Cheryl M Gilliespi, and Stacy M Guckert. Richard Thornton died at age 61 years old on April 12, 1997.
Richard C Thornton
Somerville, Middlesex County, MA 02145
January 10, 1936
April 12, 1997
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    1997

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    Richard C Thornton lived 10 years shorter than the average family member when died at the age of 61.
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In 1936, in the year that Richard C Thornton was born, on November 3rd, President Franklin Delano Roosevelt was reelected to a second term. He ran against Republican Governor Alf Landon (Kansas), defeating Landon in the popular vote by 60.8% to 36.5%. Vermont and Maine were the only two states in which Landon won. John Nance Garner IV became the Vice-President in this election.
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In 1950, at the age of only 14 years old, Richard was alive when in February, Joe McCarthy gave a speech alleging that he had a list of "members of the Communist Party and members of a spy ring" who worked in the State Department. He went on to chair a committee that investigated not only the State Department but also the administration of President Harry S. Truman, the Voice of America, and the U.S. Army for communist spies - until he was condemned by the U.S. Senate in 1954.
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