Wallace Thayer (October 18, 1866 – November 5, 1944) was an American lawyer and politician from

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He was born on October 18, 1866, in Buffalo, New York to Edwin Thayer, a Lawyer from Buffalo, New York and brother of William Wallace Thayer and

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. He graduated in 1889 from

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, then still affiliated with

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and was awarded the Daniel's Scholarship for best thesis on constitutional law for his writings on the 14th amendment. He practiced law in Buffalo. In November 1913, Thayer was elected as a

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, with

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endorsement, to the

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(Erie Co., 8th D.), and was a member of the

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in 1914. He died on November 5, 1944, in Los Angeles, California.Wallace Thayer
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1866 births 1944 deaths Politicians from Buffalo, New York Members of the New York State Assembly New York (state) Progressives (1912) 20th-century American legislators University at Buffalo Law School alumni Lawyers from Buffalo, New York {{NewYork-NYAssembly-stub