Ralph Weymouth Thorne and Joan Hayes

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Husband Ralph Weymouth Thorne ¹

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           Born: 7 Feb 1898 - Williamsport, PA 1
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         Father: Robert Harry Thorne (1863-1930) 1
         Mother: Ada Jane Weymouth (      -      ) 1

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       Marriage: 25 Sep 1923 - Williamsport, PA 2

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Wife Joan Hayes ²

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   Other Spouse: [Unk] Stearns (      -      ) 2

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Children

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1 M Robert H. Thorne II ²

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2 M Anthony Stearns Thorne ²

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General Notes: Husband - Ralph Weymouth Thorne

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He attended Mercersburg Academy, at Mercersburg, Pennsylvania, from which he was graduated in 1917. He then entered Cornell University, where he pursued a course of Mechanical Engineering. He went to work for the Darling Valve Company at Williamsport, Pennsylvania, and in 1930 he became vice-president. On November 14 of that year, after the death of his father, he succeeded him as president of this company. He also succeeded his father as director of the Lycoming Trust Company and the Brockway Clay Company. In November, 1927, Mr. Thorne organized the Radiant Steel Products Company, of which he was elected president.
During the first World War, Mr. Thorne attended the officers' training camp at Ithaca, New York, and was a member of the Naval Reserve. While a student at Cornell, Mr. Thorne became a member of Beta Theta Pi Fraternity. He was a member of the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, at Williamsport, Pennsylvania, and was actively associated with the following clubs: Ross, Kiwanis, Williamsport Country at Williamsport, and with the Manufacturers' Club of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He was also affiliated with the Presbyterian Church.

1 Frederic A. Godcharles, LL.D., Encyclopedia of Pennsylvania Biography, Vol. 21 (New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, Inc., 1934), Pg 269.

2 Frederic A. Godcharles, LL.D., Encyclopedia of Pennsylvania Biography, Vol. 21 (New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, Inc., 1934), Pg 270.