Thomas Chandler Thacher (July 20, 1858 – April 11, 1945) was a U.S. Representative from

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Biography

Born in Yarmouth Port, Massachusetts, Thacher attended the public schools. He was graduated from

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, Quincy, Massachusetts, in 1878 and from

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in 1882. He became engaged in the

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business at Boston in 1882. He served as president of the

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Agricultural Society. He served as president of the Cape Cod Pilgrim Memorial Association. He served as chairman of the Yarmouth Port Planning Board. He served as chairman of the Provincetown Tercentenary Commission in 1920. Thacher was elected as a Democrat to the 63rd Congress (March 4, 1913 – March 3, 1915). He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1914. After his service in Congress, he became a writer on business topics and also engaged in his former business pursuits. He died in Boston, Massachusetts, April 11, 1945. He was interred in Woodside Cemetery, Yarmouth Port, Massachusetts.

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Thacher, Thomas Chandler 1858 births 1945 deaths Harvard University alumni People from Yarmouth, Massachusetts Democratic Party members of the United States House of Representatives from Massachusetts