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Wilfred Thornton 1906 - 1960

Wilfred Thornton was born on December 30, 1906, and died at age 53 years old in June 1960. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Wilfred Thornton.
Wilfred Thornton
December 30, 1906
June 1960
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Wilfred Thornton's History: 1906 - 1960

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  • 12/30
    1906

    Birthday

    December 30, 1906
    Birthdate
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  • 06/dd
    1960

    Death

    June 1960
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    Unknown
    Cause of death
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    Wilfred Thornton lived 18 years shorter than the average family member when died at the age of 53.
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In 1906, in the year that Wilfred Thornton was born, English biochemist Frederick Hopkins concluded that vitamins are essential to the human body and that a lack of vitamins caused scurvy and rickets. Scurvy and rickets were both huge problems in sailors that were at sea for extended time and the addition of vitamin C, vitamin D, and calcium in their diets helped eradicate the problem.
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In 1924, at the age of 18 years old, Wilfred was alive when J. Edgar Hoover, at the age of 29, was appointed the sixth director of the Bureau of Investigation by Calvin Coolidge (which later became the Federal Bureau of Investigation). The Bureau had approximately 650 employees, including 441 Special Agents. A former employee of the Justice Department, Hoover accepted his new position on the proviso that the bureau was to be completely divorced from politics and that the director report only to the attorney general.
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