John A. Thayer

John Alden Thayer (December 22, 1857 July 31, 1917) was a Representative from Massachusetts.

John Alden Thayer
John Alden Thayer circa 1912
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Massachusetts's 3rd district
In office
March 4, 1911  March 3, 1913
Preceded byCharles G. Washburn
Succeeded byWilliam Wilder
Personal details
BornDecember 22, 1857 (1857-12-22)
Worcester, Massachusetts
DiedJuly 31, 1917 (1917-08-01) (aged 59)
Boston, Massachusetts
Political partyDemocratic
Alma materHarvard College, 1879; Columbia Law School 1889
ProfessionAttorney

He was born in Worcester, Massachusetts. He was the son of Eli Thayer. He graduated from Harvard College in 1879. He studied law at Columbia Law School in New York City. He was admitted to the bar in 1889 and was a clerk of the central district court of Worcester from 1892 to 1897.

He was elected as a Democrat to the Sixty-second Congress from March 4, 1911 to March 3, 1913. He failed reelection in 1912 to the Sixty-third Congress. He was a delegate to the Democratic National Convention in 1912. In 1915, he was appointed postmaster of Worcester, and served until his death.

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