Toronto on 26 May 1905 after a presumed heart attack, and was treated by fellow physician John Caven. He died the same day. The first news headlining his grave condition reported "Distinguished Physician is Suffering from Heart Trouble" in a terse two-inch-column report in The Globe and Mail. Thorburn was described as "one of Toronto's most esteemed physicians." His widely printed obituary also described him as: "[possessing] many admirable qualities." Note: this article incorporates text from the Appleton's Cyclopædia of American Biography (1889), a reference work in the public domain References External links 1830 births 1905 deaths Alumni of the University of Edinburgh Canadian military doctors Canadian Militia officers The Queen's Own Rifles of Canada officers University of Toronto faculty University of Toronto alumni People from Niagara-on-the-Lake Canadian pharmacologists Canadian surgeons