John R. Thayer

John R. Thayer

John Randolph Thayer (born March 9, 1845 in Douglas , Worcester County , Massachusetts , †  December 19, 1916 in Worcester , Massachusetts) was an American politician . Between 1899 and 1905 he represented the state of Massachusetts in the US House of Representatives .

Career

John Thayer attended the public schools in his home country and the Nichols Academy in Dudley . He then studied at Yale College until 1869 . After a subsequent law degree and his admission as a lawyer in 1871, he began to work in Worcester in this profession. At the same time he embarked on a political career as a member of the Democratic Party . Between 1874 and 1876 and again from 1878 to 1880 he was a member of the municipal council of his home town. He was the curator of the Nichols Academy for 15 years . He was a member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives in 1880 and 1881 . In 1886, Thayer unsuccessfully applied for the office of Mayor of Worcester. From 1890 to 1891 he was a member of the Massachusetts Senate . In 1892 he ran unsuccessfully for Congress .

In the congressional elections of 1898 Thayer was then elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC in the third constituency of Massachusetts , where he succeeded Joseph H. Walker on March 4, 1899 . After two re-elections, he was able to complete three legislative terms in Congress by March 3, 1905. In 1904 he decided not to run again for Congress. After his time in the US House of Representatives, John Thayer practiced as a lawyer again. He died in Worcester on December 19, 1916.

Web links

• John R. Thayer in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

• John R. Thayer in the database of Find a Grave (English)