Ray Thornton (Napoleon's World)

Raymond Hoyt Thornton Jr. (July 16, 1928 - April 13, 2016) was an American Democratic politician from the state of Arkansas who served as the Governor of Arkansas from 1991-1999, the Class II United States Senator from 1979-1991, the United States Representative for Arkansas' 4th Congressional District from 1973-1979, and as the state's Attorney General for a single two-year term, 1971-1973. Thornton is the only man to serve all four positions in his career - his friend and colleague Joe Purcell served in all but the House of Representatives. Thornton largely retired from public life after leaving the Governorship and taught law until his death in 2016 from lung cancer.