Liberty in Clay County, Missouri — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)

Col. John Thornton

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., July 30, 2013

1. Col. John Thornton Monument Detail

Inscription.
was born Dec. 24, 1786
Died in Clay Co. Mo. Oct. 24, 1847
Col. commanding 28 Regt, 3 Brig.
1st Div. Mo. Militia from
1824 to 1829 on the
extreme western border of Mo.
during the Indian troubles.

He represented Clay Co. in the
General Assembly of Mo. in
1824-1826-1828-1830-1832 and 1836
He was Speaker of the House
in 1828 and 1830.

A statesman and Patriot,
an uncompromising friend of truth
and justice, of unswerving integrity
A loving Husband and Father
He stretched out his hand[?] to the poor,
he reached forth his hand to the needy.

Erected by the Thornton Family.

Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Government & Politics • Patriots & Patriotism • Wars, US Indian. A significant historical month for this entry is December 1904.

Location. 39° 14.543′ N, 94° 25.392′ W. Memorial is in Liberty, Missouri, in Clay County. It is on Shrader Street east of Gallatin Street, on the left when traveling east. Monument is in Fairview Cemetery. Touch for map. Memorial is in this post office area: Liberty MO 64068, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally,

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this memorial is in the Missouri River Corridor

and in Greater Kansas City.

It is also in the American Midwest,

in the Lewis & Clark Corridor,

and in the Corn Belt.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

the Louisiana Purchase,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Lucy A. Ward Love (within shouting distance of this marker); Pioneer Families (within shouting distance of this marker); General Alexander William Doniphan (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Antebellum Era (about 300 feet away); Veterans (about 300 feet away); Teachers and Educators (about 300 feet away); Business Owners (about 300 feet away); Reconstruction, Great Migration and Civil Rights Eras (about 300 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Liberty.

More about this memorial. Monument is difficult to photograph due to the nature of the stone engraving.

Also see . . . John Thornton Biographical Footnote in A History of Missouri by Houck (1908).

Col. John Thornton Monument image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., July 30, 2013

2. Col. John Thornton Monument

Google Books website entry (Submitted on August 26, 2013, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)

Credits. This page was last revised on April 28, 2022. It was originally submitted on August 26, 2013, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 787 times since then and 24 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on August 26, 2013, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.