# Jefferson Thorpe — Sunshine Sketches of a Little Town character guide

> Jefferson Thorpe in Sunshine Sketches of a Little Town by Stephen Leacock.

**Role:** supporting

**Also known as:** Jeff Thorpe, Jeff

**First appearance:** 0001-sunshine-sketches-of-a-little-town

## Snapshot

A barber and speculator whose mining investments create a local sensation.

## Who they are

Jeff shaves the commercial travellers and the bank manager in his little shop across from Smith's Hotel, a fixture of Mariposa's morning routine. When the Cobalt and Porcupine mining boom arrives, he becomes the town's unlikely financier, and everyone suddenly discovers his levelheadedness. His rise and fall trace the town's appetite for speculation and its readiness to crown and discard its heroes.

## Relationships

### [Morgan](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/sunshine_sketches_of_a_little_town_se/characters/morgan)

_professional_

Jefferson Thorpe is the town barber, and Morgan is his assistant or apprentice.

### [Mr. Smith](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/sunshine_sketches_of_a_little_town_se/characters/mr_smith)

_friendship_

Jefferson Thorpe and Mr. Smith are friends and fellow businessmen who often share stories and gossip.

### [Christie Johnson](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/sunshine_sketches_of_a_little_town_se/characters/christie_johnson)

_friendship_

Christie Johnson is a friend and fellow townsman of Jefferson Thorpe, often seen in his barbershop.

### [Christie Johnson](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/sunshine_sketches_of_a_little_town_se/characters/christie_johnson)

_friendship_

Christie Johnson is a friend and fellow townsman of Jefferson Thorpe, often seen in his barbershop.

### [Morgan](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/sunshine_sketches_of_a_little_town_se/characters/morgan)

_professional_

Jefferson Thorpe is the town barber, and Morgan is his assistant or apprentice.

## In the story

### [Sunshine Sketches of a Little Town](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/sunshine_sketches_of_a_little_town_se/chapters/sunshine-sketches-of-a-little-town)

Introduced as the local barber and a central character.

### [The Hostelry of Mr. Smith](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/sunshine_sketches_of_a_little_town_se/chapters/i-the-hostelry-of-mr-smith)

Barber; his shop is mentioned as not reaching halfway across the wide Main Street.

### [The Speculations of Jefferson Thorpe](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/sunshine_sketches_of_a_little_town_se/chapters/ii-the-speculations-of-jefferson-thorpe)

Central figure; barber who becomes wealthy through mining speculation.

### [VIII: The Foreordained Attachment of Zena Pepperleigh and Peter Pupkin](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/sunshine_sketches_of_a_little_town_se/chapters/viii-the-foreordained-attachment-of-zena-pepperleigh-and-peter-pupkin)

Mentioned as a barber whom Pupkin's father might treat condescendingly.

### [XI: The Candidacy of Mr. Smith](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/sunshine_sketches_of_a_little_town_se/chapters/xi-the-candidacy-of-mr-smith)

Barber who confesses he opposed reciprocity from the start.

## Links

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