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History and Government—Congressional Biographies—MassachusettsJohn Alden THAYER
(1857-1917)
THAYER, John Alden, (son
of Eli Thayer), a Representative from Massachusetts; born in
Worcester, Mass., December 22, 1857; attended the grade and high
schools of Worcester; was graduated from Harvard University in
1879; taught school; studied law at Columbia College of Law at New
York City; was admitted to the bar in 1889 and commenced practice
in Worcester; clerk of the central district court of Worcester
1892-1897; elected as a Democrat to the Sixty-second Congress
(March 4, 1911-March 3, 1913); unsuccessful candidate for
reelection in 1912 to the Sixty-third Congress; delegate to the
Democratic National Convention in 1912; appointed postmaster of
Worcester, Mass., in February 1915, and served until his death in
Worcester, Mass., July 31, 1917; interment in Hope Cemetery.
Source: Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1771-Present
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