The Thayer family is an American

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family. They are descended from early settlers and brothers Thomas Thayer (1596–1665) and Richard Thayer (1601–1664).

Notable members

* Atherton Thayer (1766-1798), Sheriff * Ebenezer Thayer (1746-1809), Sheriff * Thomas Thayer (1596–1665), Pilgrim. * Richard Thayer (1601–1664), Pilgrim. * Simeon Thayer (1737–1800),

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officer *

Sylvanus Thayer Colonel and Brevet Brigadier General Sylvanus Thayer (June 9, 1785 – September 7, 1872) also known as "the Father of West Point" was an early superintendent of the United States Military Academy at West Point and an early advocate of engineeri ...

(1785–1872), United States Army general, Father of

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* 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 John Eliot Thayer (April 3, 1862 – July 29, 1933) was an American amateur ornithologist. Early life Thayer was born in Boston, Massachusetts on April 3, 1862. He was a son of Cornelia Paterson (née Van Rensselaer) Thayer (1823–1897) and N ...

(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 Adin Thayer (September 24, 1816 – December 8, 1890 in Akron, Summit County, Ohio) was an American politician from New York. Life He was the son of Adin Thayer (1785–1858) and Mary (Ball) Thayer. He married first Eliza D. (1821–1843). He marr ...

(1816–1890), New York politician *

Alexander Wheelock Thayer Alexander Wheelock Thayer (October 22, 1817 – July 15, 1897) was an American librarian and journalist who became the author of the first scholarly biography of Ludwig van Beethoven, still after many updatings regarded as a standard work of refer ...

(1817–1897), American librarian, journalist, and biographer * Andrew J. Thayer (1818–1873),

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from Oregon * William Wallace Thayer (1827–1899),

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and brother of Andrew J. Thayer *

James Bradley Thayer James Bradley Thayer (January 15, 1831 – February 14, 1902) was an American legal theorist and educator. Life Born at Haverhill, Massachusetts, he graduated from Harvard College in 1852, where he established the overcoat fund for needy under ...

(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 (1863–1940), American poet, author of "Casey at the Bat", and uncle of Scofield Thayer *

Scofield Thayer Scofield Thayer (12 December 1889 in Worcester, Massachusetts – 9 July 1982 in Edgartown) was a wealthy American poet and publisher, best known for his art collection, now at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, and as a publisher and editor of the l ...

(1889–1982), American poet and publisher *

Eli Thayer Eli Thayer (June 11, 1819 – April 15, 1899) was a member of the United States House of Representatives from 1857 to 1861. He was born in Mendon, Massachusetts. He graduated from Worcester Academy in 1840, from Brown University in 1845, and in ...

(1819–1899), United States Representative from Massachusetts ** John A. Thayer (1857–1917), United States Representative from Massachusetts *

John Milton Thayer John Milton Thayer (January 24, 1820March 19, 1906) was a general in the Union Army during the American Civil War and a postbellum United States Senator from Nebraska. Thayer served as Governor of Wyoming Territory and Governor of Nebraska. ...

(1820–1906), Governor of Nebraska, Governor of Wyoming, United States Senator, and Civil War general * Samuel R. Thayer (1837–1909),

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* John R. Thayer (1845–1916), United States Representative from Massachusetts *

Abbott Handerson Thayer Abbott Handerson Thayer (August 12, 1849May 29, 1921) was an American artist, naturalist and teacher. As a painter of portraits, figures, animals and landscapes, he enjoyed a certain prominence during his lifetime, and his paintings are represen ...

(1849–1921), American painter, amateur naturalist, and teacher *

Webster Thayer Webster Thayer (July 7, 1857 – April 18, 1933) was a judge of the Superior Court of Massachusetts, best known as the trial judge in the Sacco and Vanzetti case. Background Thayer was born in Blackstone, Massachusetts, on July 7, 1857. He att ...

(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 Martin Russell Thayer (January 27, 1819 – October 14, 1906) was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. His grandnephew was John B. Thayer, who died on the sinking of the RMS ''Titanic'' ...

(1819–1906), United States Representative, great uncle of John Borland Thayer *

John Borland Thayer John Borland Thayer II (April 21, 1862April 15, 1912) was an American businessman who had a thirty-year career as an executive with the Pennsylvania Railroad Company. He was a director and second vice-president of the company when he died less t ...

(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 Thomas Cunningham Thayer (born November 7, 1960) is an American musician and songwriter. He is the lead guitarist and vocalist for the American hard rock band Kiss. He was also lead guitarist for the band Black 'n Blue. Early life Thomas Cu ...

(born 1960), lead guitarist for the rock band

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* Tom Thayer (born 1961), retired American football player for the Chicago Bears and

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References

{{Reflist Political families of the United States