John Milton Thayer
U.S. Congressperson
1820 – 1906
Who was John Milton Thayer?
John Milton Thayer 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.
Thayer was born in Bellingham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts. He attended and taught in rural schools. He graduated from Brown University in 1841, and established a practice in Worcester, Massachusetts. Thayer was the editor of the Worcester Magazine and the Historical Journal. Thayer served as a lieutenant in the local militia company before deciding to move with his family to the West. He was married to Mary Torrey Allen on December 27, 1842, and they had six children.
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- Born
- Jan 24, 1820
Bellingham - Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Education
- Brown University
- Died
- Mar 19, 1906
Lincoln - Resting place
- Wyuka Cemetery
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on July 23, 2013
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