Parents: Rev. Dr. Nathaniel & Sarah Parker (Toppan) Thayer. Husband of Cornelia Paterson (Van Rensselaer) Thayer. Married at Albany, New York, June 10, 1846. Nathaniel was a partner in the Railroad business with his brother (John Eliot Thayer). The company was called "John E. Thayer and Brother" and was located in Boston, MA.
He was a fellow of Harvard in 1868-'75, and one of its largest benefactors (He gave more than $250,000 to Harvard during his lifetime). He contributed to a Commons hall, erected Thayer hall in 1870 as a memorial of his father and brother, bore the expenses of Professor Louis Agassiz's expedition to South America, which was known as the Thayer expedition, built a fire-proof herbarium at the Botanic garden, and gave much in aid of poor students of the college, and was one of the most generous citizens of Boston.
His estate was over $16 million, including $8 million in stocks and $5 million in bonds. (The Late Nathaniel Thayer's Estate. New York Times, Apr. 30, 1883.)
He was a fellow of Harvard in 1868-'75, and one of its largest benefactors (He gave more than $250,000 to Harvard during his lifetime). He contributed to a Commons hall, erected Thayer hall in 1870 as a memorial of his father and brother, bore the expenses of Professor Louis Agassiz's expedition to South America, which was known as the Thayer expedition, built a fire-proof herbarium at the Botanic garden, and gave much in aid of poor students of the college, and was one of the most generous citizens of Boston.
His estate was over $16 million, including $8 million in stocks and $5 million in bonds. (The Late Nathaniel Thayer's Estate. New York Times, Apr. 30, 1883.)
Parents: Rev. Dr. Nathaniel & Sarah Parker (Toppan) Thayer. Husband of Cornelia Paterson (Van Rensselaer) Thayer. Married at Albany, New York, June 10, 1846. Nathaniel was a partner in the Railroad business with his brother (John Eliot Thayer). The company was called "John E. Thayer and Brother" and was located in Boston, MA.
He was a fellow of Harvard in 1868-'75, and one of its largest benefactors (He gave more than $250,000 to Harvard during his lifetime). He contributed to a Commons hall, erected Thayer hall in 1870 as a memorial of his father and brother, bore the expenses of Professor Louis Agassiz's expedition to South America, which was known as the Thayer expedition, built a fire-proof herbarium at the Botanic garden, and gave much in aid of poor students of the college, and was one of the most generous citizens of Boston.
His estate was over $16 million, including $8 million in stocks and $5 million in bonds. (The Late Nathaniel Thayer's Estate. New York Times, Apr. 30, 1883.)
He was a fellow of Harvard in 1868-'75, and one of its largest benefactors (He gave more than $250,000 to Harvard during his lifetime). He contributed to a Commons hall, erected Thayer hall in 1870 as a memorial of his father and brother, bore the expenses of Professor Louis Agassiz's expedition to South America, which was known as the Thayer expedition, built a fire-proof herbarium at the Botanic garden, and gave much in aid of poor students of the college, and was one of the most generous citizens of Boston.
His estate was over $16 million, including $8 million in stocks and $5 million in bonds. (The Late Nathaniel Thayer's Estate. New York Times, Apr. 30, 1883.)
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