American politician
Julia Thorne | |
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| In role March 6, &#;– January 2, | |
| Lieutenant Governor | John Kerry |
| Preceded by | Susan Dwight () |
| Succeeded by | Jan Cellucci () |
| Born | Julia Stimson Thorne ()September 16, New York City, U.S. |
| Died | April 27, () (aged&#;61) Concord, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Cause&#;of&#;death | Cancer |
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| Occupation | Writer |
Julia Stimson Thorne (September 16, – April 27, ) was an American writer. She was the first wife of John Kerry, who was U.S. Senator during their marriage.
Thorne was born in New York City on September 16, , the daughter of Alice (Barry) and Landon Ketchum Thorne Jr.[1] Her maternal great-grandfather was journalist David S. Barry.[2][3] Thorne spent much of her childhood in Rome where her father worked various jobs.[4][2] She graduated from the Foxcroft School in [2] She also took some classes at the New York School of Interior Design and at Radcliffe.[1]
Julia Thorne was a direct eleventh generation descendant of John Bowne, a defiant activist in the struggle for religious freedom. William Thorne Sr., third signatory of the Flushing Remonstrance is also an ancestor. Thorne was also a distant cousin of her husband John Kerry through their common ancestor Elizabeth Fones.[citation needed]
Thorne married John Kerry on May 23, , and wore a dress that was over "two centuries old."[2] She and Kerry had two daughters together, Alexandra Forbes Kerry and Vanessa Bradford Kerry.[1] During their marriage, Julia began showing signs of depression and later wrote that she had at one time contemplated suicide.[4] In the s, she created a nonprofit called the Depression Initiative to educate people about depression.[1] Thorne and Kerry were divorced on July 25, after a six-year separation.[1] She overcame depression by , and by all accounts the two had an amicable relationship.[5] She married Richard J. Charlesworth in and they moved to Bozeman, Montana.[1] She continued to be supportive of Kerry's run for president in [6] Thorne died from cancer on April 27, , in her home in Concord, Massachusetts.[1]
Her book, You Are Not Alone: Words of Experience and Hope for the Journey Through Depression () (with Larry Rothstein) (ISBN&#;) collects accounts of different people who have faced depression.[4]Ann Landers wrote that "this little book could be a lifesaver and the best $10 you will ever spend."[7]
A Change of Heart: Words of Experience and Hope for the Journey Through Divorce () (ISBN&#;)