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Thacher family of Albany, New York

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  George Hornell Thacher (1818-1887) — also known as George H. Thacher — of Albany, Albany County, N.Y. Born June 4, 1818. Owner of Thacher Carwheel Company, makers of wheels for railroad cars; mayor of Albany, N.Y., 1860-62, 1866-68, 1870-74. Died February 5, 1887 (age 68 years, 246 days). Interment at Albany Rural Cemetery, Menands, N.Y.
  Relatives: Father of John Boyd Thacher; grandfather of John Boyd Thacher II (1882-1957).
  Political family: Thacher family of Albany, New York.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  John Boyd Thacher (1847-1909) — of Albany, Albany County, N.Y. Born in Ballston Center, Saratoga County, N.Y., September 11, 1847. Owner of Thacher Carwheel Company, makers of wheels for railroad cars; author; historian; member of New York state senate 17th District, 1884-85; mayor of Albany, N.Y., 1886-88, 1896-97. Died in Albany, Albany County, N.Y., February 25, 1909 (age 61 years, 167 days). Entombed at Albany Rural Cemetery, Menands, N.Y.
  Relatives: Son of George Hornell Thacher and Ursula Jane (Boyd) Thacher; married, September 11, 1872, to Emma Treadwell (1851-1927); uncle of John Boyd Thacher II (1882-1957).
  Political family: Thacher family of Albany, New York.
  See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  John Boyd Thacher II (1882-1957) — of Albany, Albany County, N.Y. Born in Leadville, Lake County, Colo., October 26, 1882. Democrat. Lawyer; banker; mayor of Albany, N.Y., 1926-40; delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1928, 1932, 1936, 1940; delegate to New York convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933; candidate for delegate to New York state constitutional convention at-large, 1937; judge of Albany County Children's Court, 1940-47. Died in Albany, Albany County, N.Y., April 25, 1957 (age 74 years, 181 days). Interment at Albany Rural Cemetery, Menands, N.Y.
  Relatives: Son of George H. Thacher and Emma Louise (Bennett) Thacher; married, June 17, 1918, to Lulu Abel Cameron; nephew of John Boyd Thacher (1847-1909); grandson of George Hornell Thacher.
  Political family: Thacher family of Albany, New York.
  See also Wikipedia article
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