| Authorised form of name | Thornton; Sir; Edward (1766 - 1852) |
| Dates | 1766 - 1852 |
| Nationality | British |
| Place of birth | London, England |
| Date of birth | 22 October 1766 |
| Place of death | Wembury House, Plymouth, Devon |
| Date of death | 03 July 1852 |
| Activity | Education:
Christ's Hospital; Pembroke College, Cambridge. BA (1789), MA (1798)
Career:
Fellow of Pembroke College, Cambridge; Secretary to George Hammond, Washington, USA (1791); Secretary to the legation, Washington (1796); acted as Charge d'affaires, Washington (1800-1804); Minister to the Circle of Lower Saxony, and lived in Hamburg (1805); retired to Kiel before advancing French troops, then returned to England (1807); sent to Sweden, returned (1808); sent to Sweden to negotiate treaties with Sweden and Russia (1811); negotiated treaty with Denmark which ceded Heliogoland to England (1814); Privy Councillor (1816); Minister to Portugal (1817); went to Brazil; retired (1824)
Honours:
GCB 1822
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| Membership category | Fellow |
| Date of election | 07/06/1810 |
| Relationships | 3rd son of William Thornton, innkeeper in London; married (1812) Wilhelmina Kohp, of Hanover |
| Source | Sources:
Bulloch's Roll; DNB |
| Code | NA3146 |
Archives associated with this Fellow
| RefNo | Title | Date |
| EC/1810/05 | Thornton, Sir Edward: certificate of election to the Royal Society | |