John Alden Thayer | |
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 John Alden Thayer circa 1912[1] | |
| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromMassachusetts's3rd district | |
| In office March 4, 1911 – March 3, 1913 | |
| Preceded by | Charles G. Washburn |
| Succeeded by | William Wilder |
| Personal details | |
| Born | December 22, 1857 (1857-12-22) Worcester, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Died | July 31, 1917(1917-07-31) (aged 59)[2] Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.[2] |
| Party | Democratic |
| Alma mater | Harvard College, 1879;Columbia Law School 1889[3] |
| Profession | Attorney[3] |
John Alden Thayer (December 22, 1857 – July 31, 1917) was a Representative from Massachusetts.
He was born inWorcester, Massachusetts. He was the son ofEli Thayer. He graduated fromHarvard College in 1879. He studied law atColumbia Law School inNew 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 in1912 to the Sixty-third Congress. He was a delegate to theDemocratic National Convention in 1912. In 1915, he was appointed postmaster of Worcester, and served until his death.
In mid July 1917 Thayer was admitted into thePeter Bent Brigham Hospital in Boston where he died on July 31, 1917.[2]
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| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromMassachusetts's 3rd congressional district March 4, 1911 – March 3, 1913 | Succeeded by |
