The son of a prominent state legislator, Thornburgh fought in the Union Army during the Civil War, and served as attorney general of the state's third judicial district after the war.
ðə sˈʌn əvə pɹˈɑːmɪnənt stˈeɪt lˈɛdʒɪslˌeɪɾɚ, θˈoːɹnbɜːɡ fˈɔːt ɪnðə jˈuːniən ˈɑːɹmi dˈʊɹɹɪŋ ðə sˈɪvəl wˈɔːɹ, ænd sˈɜːvd æz ɐtˈɜːni dʒˈɛnɚɹəl ʌvðə stˈeɪtz θˈɜːd dʒuːdˈɪʃəl dˈɪstɹɪkt ˈæftɚ ðə wˈɔːɹ.