Lyman Wellington Thayer

Lyman Wellington Thayer
Lyman Wellington Thayer
38th Mayor of Ripon, Wisconsin
	In office; April 1916 – April 1918
Preceded by	Albert Maudlin
Succeeded by	Charles H. Graham
Member of the Wisconsin Senate; from the 18th district
	In office; January 7, 1895 – January 1901
Preceded by	Samuel M. Smead
Succeeded by	Elmer D. Morse
Member of the Wisconsin State Assembly; from the Fond du Lac 1st district
	In office; January 2, 1893 – January 7, 1895
Preceded by	Frank Bowe
Succeeded by	Frank L. Bacon
Personal details
Born	October 30, 1854; Wausau, Wisconsin, U.S.
Died	February 8, 1919 (aged 64); Ripon, Wisconsin, U.S.
Resting place	Pine Grove Cemetery, Wausau, Wisconsin
Political party	Republican
Spouse	Rosetta Jane Single
Children	Lulu Jane Thayer; (b. 1879; died 1910); Annie R. (Davis); (b. 1881; died 1965); Benjamin Single Thayer; (b. 1883; died 1967); Ellen Eugenia Thayer; (b. 1890; died 1894); Donald Boswell Thayer; (b. 1898; died 1965);
Alma mater	Jones' Commercial College, St. Louis
Occupation	Farmer, 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.^[1]^[2] He moved to Ripon, Wisconsin, in 1886.^[3] Thayer died in Ripon on February 8, 1919.^[4]

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.^[4] After leaving the Senate, he served as mayor of Ripon from 1916 to 1918.^[4] Thayer was a Republican.

References

^ "Lyman W. Thayer". The Weekly Wisconsin. February 9, 1895. p. 5. Retrieved October 17, 2016 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Biographical Sketches. Wisconsin Blue Book. 1895. p. 668. Retrieved April 30, 2015. Henry Putnam+Wisconsin+Senate+biography.
^ Wisconsin (1919). "The Laws of Wisconsin". Retrieved April 30, 2015.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Former Ripon Mayor Buried". Stevens Point Daily Journal. February 11, 1919. p. 3. Retrieved March 2, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.

External links

Lyman Wellington Thayer at Find a Grave

[1] "Lyman W. Thayer". The Weekly Wisconsin. February 9, 1895. p. 5. Retrieved October 17, 2016 – via Newspapers.com.

[2] Biographical Sketches. Wisconsin Blue Book. 1895. p. 668. Retrieved April 30, 2015. Henry Putnam+Wisconsin+Senate+biography.

[3] Wisconsin (1919). "The Laws of Wisconsin". Retrieved April 30, 2015.

[Obit-4] "Former Ripon Mayor Buried". Stevens Point Daily Journal. February 11, 1919. p. 3. Retrieved March 2, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.

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