George Thatcher
George Thatcher (sometimes spelled Thacher; April 12, 1754 – April 6, 1824) was an American lawyer, jurist, and statesman from the Maine district of Massachusetts. He was a delegate for Massachusetts to the Continental Congress in 1787 and 1788. He was an associate justice of the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court from 1801 to 1824.
George Thatcher | |
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portrait by Henry Williams | |
| Dean of the United States House of Representatives | |
| In office December 21, 1800 – March 4, 1801 | |
| Preceded by | Frederick Muhlenberg |
| Succeeded by | Nathaniel Macon |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Massachusetts | |
| In office March 4, 1789 – March 3, 1791 | |
| Preceded by | District established |
| Succeeded by | George Leonard |
| Constituency | 6th district |
| In office April 4, 1791 – March 3, 1801 | |
| Preceded by | Jonathan Grout |
| Succeeded by | Richard Cutts |
| Constituency | 8th district (1791–1793) 4th district (1793–1795) 14th district (1795–1801) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | April 12, 1754 Yarmouth, Province of Massachusetts Bay, British America |
| Died | April 6, 1824 (aged 69) Biddeford, Maine, U.S. |
| Political party | Federalist |
| Alma mater | Harvard College |
| Occupation | Lawyer |
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