. Men who made San Francisco. Albert Warren Thornton A. \/. THORNTON, manager at San Fran-cisco for the London Assurance Corpora-tion and Niagara Fire Insurance Company, suc-ceeding the late Mr. Wm. J. Landers, wasborn at Perth, Ontario, in 1865. After graduating from college he came to theUnited States and entered upon his insurancecareer in Minnesota in 1887 as local agent. Mr. Thornton came to the Pacific Coast in1 890, locating at Tacoma, from 1 892 till 1 901he was special agent on the Pacific Coast forthe New York Underwriters. After resigningfrom the New York Underwriters he enteredthe


. Men who made San Francisco. Albert Warren Thornton A. \/. THORNTON, manager at San Fran-cisco for the London Assurance Corpora-tion and Niagara Fire Insurance Company, suc-ceeding the late Mr. Wm. J. Landers, wasborn at Perth, Ontario, in 1865. After graduating from college he came to theUnited States and entered upon his insurancecareer in Minnesota in 1887 as local agent. Mr. Thornton came to the Pacific Coast in1 890, locating at Tacoma, from 1 892 till 1 901he was special agent on the Pacific Coast forthe New York Underwriters. After resigningfrom the New York Underwriters he enteredthe service of Former Manager Landers andfollowing the San Francisco conflagration was called to this city by Manager Landers andplaced in charge of the settlement of the agencys extensive loss claims, which were settled to thecomplete satisfaction of insured and company Mr. Thornton is exceedingly popular with hisassociates and has always taken a prominent part in matters pertaining to his calling.


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