Thayer family
The Thayer family is an American Boston Brahmin family. They are descended from early settlers and brothers Thomas Thayer (1596–1665) and Richard Thayer (1601–1664).[1]
| Thayer | |
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| Place of origin | England |
Notable members
Sylvanus Thayer, the Father of West Point
- Thomas Thayer (1596–1665), Pilgrim.[1]
- Richard Thayer (1601–1664), Pilgrim.[1]
- Simeon Thayer (1737–1800), American Revolutionary War officer
- Sylvanus Thayer (1785–1872), United States general, Father of West Point, and relative of Fisher Ames
- Nathaniel Thayer, Jr. (1808–1883), financier, philanthropist, and one of the most generous citizens of Boston
- Nathaniel Thayer, III (1851–1911), capitalist and pioneer railroad promoter
- Bayard Thayer (1862–1916), millionaire sportsman, horticulturist
- John Eliot Thayer (April 3, 1862 – July 29, 1933) ornithologist
- Eugene Van Rensselaer Thayer (1855–1907), financier and capitalist
- Eugene Van Rensselaer Thayer, Jr. (1881–1937), banker and businessman
- Adin Thayer (1816–1890), New York politician
- Alexander Wheelock Thayer (1817–1897), American librarian, journalist, and biographer
- Andrew J. Thayer (1818–1873), United States Representative from Oregon
- William Wallace Thayer (1827–1899), Governor of Oregon and brother of Andrew J. Thayer
- James Bradley Thayer (1831–1902), American legal writer and educationist
- Amos Madden Thayer (1841–1905), United States federal judge
- Francis S. Thayer (1822–1880), New York politician
- William Roscoe Thayer (1859–1923), American historian
- Harry Irving Thayer (1869–1926), United States Representative from Massachusetts
Ernest Thayer, American poet
- Ernest Thayer (1863–1940), American poet, author of "Casey at the Bat", and uncle of Scofield Thayer
- Scofield Thayer (1889–1982), American poet and publisher
- Eli Thayer (1819–1899), United States Representative from Massachusetts
- John A. Thayer (1857–1917), United States Representative from Massachusetts
- John Milton Thayer (1820–1906), Governor of Nebraska, Governor of Wyoming, United States Senator, and Civil War general
- Samuel R. Thayer (1837–1909), United States Ambassador to the Netherlands
- John R. Thayer (1845–1916), United States Representative from Massachusetts
- Abbott Handerson Thayer (1849–1921), American painter, naturalist, and teacher
- Webster Thayer (1857–1933), the judge at the trial of Sacco and Vanzetti
- William Greenough Thayer (1863–1934), American educator
- Sigourney Thayer (1896–1944), poet, theatrical producer, and aviator
- Robert H. Thayer (1901–1984), American lawyer, naval officer, and diplomat
- Edwin Pope Thayer (1864–1943), Secretary of the United States Senate from 1925–1933
- Martin Russell Thayer (1819–1906), United States Representative, great uncle of John Borland Thayer
- John Borland Thayer (1862–1912), American businessman who died on the RMS Titanic
- Jack Thayer (1894–1945), his son, survivor of the Titanic sinking
- James B. Thayer (1922-2018), United States Brigadier General
- Tommy Thayer (born 1960), lead guitarist for the rock band Kiss
- Tom Thayer (born 1961), retired American football player for the Chicago Bears and Miami Dolphins
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References
- "Descendants of Thomas Thayer". freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com. Retrieved 2017-06-01.
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