Ray Thornton

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Ray Thornton
Associate Justice of the Arkansas Supreme Court
In office 1997–2004
Preceded by	Robert H. Dudley
Succeeded by	Jim Gunter
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Arkansas's 2nd district
In office January 3, 1991 – January 1, 1997
Preceded by	Tommy F. Robinson
Succeeded by	Vic Snyder
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Arkansas's 4th district
In office January 3, 1973 – January 3, 1979
Preceded by	David Pryor
Succeeded by	Beryl Anthony Jr.
48th Attorney General of Arkansas
In office January 12, 1971 – January 9, 1973
Governor	Dale Bumpers
Preceded by	Joe Purcell
Succeeded by	Jim Guy Tucker
Personal details
Born	Raymond Hoyt Thornton Jr. (1928-07-16)July 16, 1928 Conway, Arkansas, U.S.
Died	April 13, 2016(2016-04-13) (aged 87) Little Rock, Arkansas, U.S.
Political party	Democratic
Alma mater	Yale University

Raymond Hoyt Thornton Jr. (July 16, 1928 – April 13, 2016)^[1][2][3] was an American attorney and politician. He was a Democratic U.S. Representative for Arkansas's 4th congressional district from 1973 to 1979 and the 2nd district from 1991 to 1997.^[2] He served as an associate justice on the Arkansas Supreme Court from 1997 to 2004.^[4]