John Milton Thayer
Union Army general
Died when: 86 years 54 days (1033 months)Star Sign: Aquarius
John Milton Thayer (January 24, 1820 – March 19, 1906) 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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