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Jan 24, 1820 Bellingham, Massachusetts, United States Died on 19 Mar 1906 (aged 86)
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About John Milton Thayer
- 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.
