About Lyman Wellington Thayer
Lived 1854 – 1919 (aged 64). Lyman Wellington Thayer was an American politician.
Lyman Wellington Thayer (October 30, 1854 – February 8, 1919) was an American farmer and Republican politician from the U.S. state of Wisconsin. He was the 38th mayor of Ripon, Wisconsin, (1916–1918) and represented Fond du Lac County in the Wisconsin State Senate and Assembly during the 1890s.
Biography Thayer was born on October 30, 1854, in Wausau, Wisconsin. He moved to Ripon, Wisconsin, in 1886. Thayer died in Ripon on February 8, 1919.
Career Thayer was Chairman of Ripon and of the Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin Board of Supervisors. He was elected to the Assembly in 1892 and to the Senate in 1894. After leaving the Senate, he served as mayor of Ripon from 1916 to 1918. Thayer was a Republican.
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Lyman Wellington Thayer was born on 30 October 1854 in Wausau.
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Lyman Wellington Thayer died on 8 February 1919 in Wisconsin.
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