Solon O. Thacher
Solon Otis Thacher (August 31, 1830 – August 11, 1895) was an American lawyer, judge, and politician. His former home in Lawrence, Kansas, is considered a historic location. Born in Hornellsville, New York, Thacher graduated from Union College and Albany Law School. He was admitted to the New York bar in 1856. In 80th New York State Legislature, 1857, Thacher served in the New York State Assembly. In 1858, Thatcher moved with his wife and family to Lawrence, Kansas. He continued to practice law. He was one of the editors of the Lawrence Republican newspaper. Thacher served on the Wyandotte Constitution, Wyandotte Constitutional Convention in 1859. From 1859 to 1864, Thacher served as a Kansas District Court judge. In 1864 and 1882 he ran for governor of Kansas and lost the election. In 1881, 1893, and 1895, Thatcher served in the Kansas State Senate and was a Republican Party (United States), Republican. In 1883, Thacher served on a diplomatic mission to South American. Thac ...
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Lawrence, Kansas
Lawrence is the county seat of Douglas County, Kansas, Douglas County, Kansas, United States, and the sixth-largest city in the state. It is in the northeastern sector of the state, astride Interstate 70, between the Kansas River, Kansas and Wakarusa River, Wakarusa Rivers. As of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, the population of the city was 94,934. Lawrence is a college town and the home to both the University of Kansas and Haskell Indian Nations University. Lawrence was founded by the New England Emigrant Aid Company (NEEAC) and was named for Amos A. Lawrence, an abolitionist from Massachusetts, who offered financial aid and support for the settlement. Lawrence was central to the "Bleeding Kansas" period (1854–1861), and the site of the Wakarusa War (1855) and the Sacking of Lawrence (1856). During the American Civil War it was also the site of the Lawrence massacre (1863). Lawrence began as a center of Free-Stater (Kansas), free-state politics. Its economy diver ...
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