John Boyd Thacher

For the 20th century Albany mayor, see John Boyd Thacher II.
John Boyd Thacher

John Boyd Thacher (September 11, 1847 February 25, 1909) was the Mayor of Albany, New York and New York State Senator as well as an American manufacturer, writer, and book collector. He was the son of Albany mayor, George Thacher, and the uncle of Albany mayor, John Boyd Thacher II.

John Boyd Thacher was born in Ballston, New York, graduated from Williams College in 1869 and settled in Albany, New York. He became an active scholar in writing after college and also became active in his father's business, the Thacher Car Wheel Works, which was one of the leading industries in Albany. When his father died in 1887, John and his brother George became proprietors of the business.

Politics

Thacher was a member of the New York State Senate (17th D.) in 1884 and 1885. Then he was elected Mayor of Albany, serving from May 4, 1886 to April 20, 1888. In 1890, President of the United States Benjamin Harrison appointed Thacher to be a member of the World's Columbian Exposition. Several years later, Thacher was elected Mayor of Albany again, serving from January 1, 1896 to December 31, 1897.

Writing

An authority on U.S. history, Thacher's publications include:

The French Revolution autograph publication highlighted Thacher's extensive collection of autographs which also included those of every signer of the United States Declaration of Independence.

Thacher purchased a large plot of land in central Albany County, New York which his widow, Emma Treadwell Thacher, donated to the state in 1914, and is now known as John Boyd Thacher State Park.[1]

John Boyd Thacher is interred in Albany Rural Cemetery.

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New York State Senate
Preceded by
Abraham Lansing
New York State Senate
17th District

1884–1885
Succeeded by
Amasa J. Parker, Jr.
Political offices
Preceded by
Anthony Bleecker Banks
Mayor of Albany, New York
1886–1888
Succeeded by
Edward Augustin Maher


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