Sir Isaac Thornton (27 February 1615 – 1 May 1669) was an English lawyer and politician who sat in the

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in 1660. Thornton was the son of Sir Roger Thornton of Soane, Cambridgeshire. He matriculated from

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at Easter 1631. He was admitted at

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on 20 June 1632 and was called to the Bar in 1640. In 1660, Thornton was elected Member of Parliament for

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in the Convention Parliament. History of Parliament Online - Thornton, Isaac
/ref> He was knighted on 19 March 1661.Knights of England
/ref> Thornton was of

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. He died at the age of 54 and is buried in the parish church in Snailwell.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Thornton, Isaac 1615 births 1669 deaths English MPs 1660 Members of Lincoln's Inn People from East Cambridgeshire District Alumni of Corpus Christi College, Cambridge