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 John Alden Thayer

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John Alden Thayer Famous memorial

Birth
Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA
Death
31 Jul 1917 (aged 59)
Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA
Burial
Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA
Plot
section 81 lot 9095
Memorial ID
7505511 View Source

U.S. Congressman. He graduated from Harvard University in 1879, taught school, studied law at Columbia College of Law, was admitted to the bar in 1889 and commenced to practice law in Worcester, Massachusetts. He was clerk of the central district court of Worcester (1892-97) and elected as a Democrat to the Sixty-second Congress, serving (1911-13). An unsuccessful candidate for reelection, he was appointed postmaster of Worcester, in February 1915 and served until his death.

U.S. Congressman. He graduated from Harvard University in 1879, taught school, studied law at Columbia College of Law, was admitted to the bar in 1889 and commenced to practice law in Worcester, Massachusetts. He was clerk of the central district court of Worcester (1892-97) and elected as a Democrat to the Sixty-second Congress, serving (1911-13). An unsuccessful candidate for reelection, he was appointed postmaster of Worcester, in February 1915 and served until his death.

Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith


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  • Added: 28 May 2003
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID: 7505511
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/7505511/john-alden-thayer: accessed ), memorial page for John Alden Thayer (22 Dec 1857–31 Jul 1917), Find a Grave Memorial ID 7505511, citing Hope Cemetery, Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA; Maintained by Find a Grave.