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Thacher #1 family of Yarmouth, Massachusetts

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  George Thacher (1754-1824) — also known as George Thatcher — of Biddeford, York County, Maine. Born in Yarmouth, Barnstable County, Mass., April 12, 1754. Lawyer; Delegate to Continental Congress from Massachusetts, 1787-89; U.S. Representative from Massachusetts, 1789-1801 (6th District 1789-91, 8th District 1791-93, 4th District 1793-95, 3rd District 1795-97, at-large 1797-1801); district judge in Massachusetts, 1792-1800; justice of Massachusetts state supreme court, 1801-24; delegate to Maine state constitutional convention, 1819. Died in Biddeford, York County, Maine, April 6, 1824 (age 69 years, 360 days). Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery, Biddeford, Maine.
  Relatives: Son of Peter Thacher and Anne (Lewis) Thacher; married 1784 to Sarah Savage; father of George Thacher (1790-1857); granduncle of Henry Charles Thacher; great-granduncle of Thomas Chandler Thacher; second cousin of Robert Treat Paine; second cousin twice removed of Eli Thacher Hoyt; second cousin four times removed of Robert Treat Paine Jr.; fourth cousin of Luther Waterman; fourth cousin once removed of David Waterman.
  Political family: Thacher #1 family of Yarmouth, Massachusetts (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  The World War II Liberty ship SS George Thatcher (built 1942 at Terminal Island, California; torpedoed and lost in the South Atlantic Ocean, 1942) was named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial
  George Thacher (1790-1857) — of Saco, York County, Maine; Monroe, Waldo County, Maine; Belfast, Waldo County, Maine; Westford, Middlesex County, Mass. Born in Biddeford, York County, Maine, September 7, 1790. Lawyer; U.S. Collector of Customs at Belfast, Maine, Maine, 1841-45. Died in Westford, Middlesex County, Mass., June 12, 1857 (age 66 years, 278 days). Originally entombed at Fairview Cemetery, Westford, Mass.; reinterment at Monroe Village Cemetery, Monroe, Maine.
  Relatives: Son of George Thacher (1754-1824) and Sarah (Savage) Thacher; married, January 20, 1818, to Lucy Bigelow; married, June 14, 1847, to Lucy Miranda Bancroft; first cousin once removed of Henry Charles Thacher; first cousin twice removed of Thomas Chandler Thacher; second cousin once removed of Robert Treat Paine; third cousin once removed of Eli Thacher Hoyt; third cousin thrice removed of Robert Treat Paine Jr.; fourth cousin once removed of Luther Waterman.
  Political family: Thacher #1 family of Yarmouth, Massachusetts (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Henry Charles Thacher (1829-1900) — also known as Henry C. Thacher — of Yarmouth, Barnstable County, Mass. Born in Yarmouth Port, Yarmouth, Barnstable County, Mass., October 6, 1829. Democrat. Candidate for U.S. Representative from Massachusetts 13th District, 1892. Died in Boston, Suffolk County, Mass., April 28, 1900 (age 70 years, 204 days). Interment at Woodside Cemetery, Yarmouth Port, Yarmouth, Mass.
  Relatives: Son of Henry Thacher and Elizabeth (Gray) Thacher; married to Martha Bray; father of Thomas Chandler Thacher; grandnephew of George Thacher (1754-1824); first cousin once removed of George Thacher (1790-1857); second cousin twice removed of Robert Treat Paine; fourth cousin of Eli Thacher Hoyt.
  Political family: Thacher #1 family of Yarmouth, Massachusetts (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  Thomas Chandler Thacher (1858-1945) — also known as Thomas C. Thacher — of Yarmouth, Barnstable County, Mass. Born in Yarmouth Port, Yarmouth, Barnstable County, Mass., July 20, 1858. Democrat. U.S. Representative from Massachusetts 16th District, 1913-15; defeated, 1910 (14th District), 1914 (16th District); delegate to Democratic National Convention from Massachusetts, 1916 (Honorary Vice-President). Died in Boston, Suffolk County, Mass., April 11, 1945 (age 86 years, 265 days). Interment at Woodside Cemetery, Yarmouth Port, Yarmouth, Mass.
  Relatives: Son of Henry Charles Thacher and Martha (Bray) Thacher; married to Maria Lewis Leavitt; great-grandnephew of George Thacher (1754-1824); first cousin twice removed of George Thacher (1790-1857); second cousin thrice removed of Robert Treat Paine; fourth cousin once removed of Eli Thacher Hoyt.
  Political family: Thacher #1 family of Yarmouth, Massachusetts (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial

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