Eli Thayer

American politician (1819-1899)
Person human Q1328873

Facts

20 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[14]
Date of birth
June 11, 1819
Date of death
April 15, 1899
Place of birth
Mendon
Place of death
Worcester
Country of citizenship
United States[10]
Occupation
politician, educator
Member of political party
Republican Party[15]
Father
Henry Cushman Thayer[8]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[19]
Family name
Thayer[16]
Given name
Eli[17]
Name in native language
Eli Thayer[20]
Place of burial
Hope Cemetery[7]
Writing language
English[21]
🏷️ Also known as
en Eli Thayer ar إيلي ثاير fa الی ثیر
🔖 Identifiers · 19
VIAF cluster ID
71775221
Library of Congress authority ID
n90650599
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Portrait of Eli Thayer.jpg ↗
American National Biography ID
0400980
Archives at Yale agent ID
people/63620
FAST ID
269941
Find a Grave memorial ID
7505496
Freebase ID
/m/08svk0
Geni.com profile ID
6000000003635286666
Harper's tag
eli-thayer
Open Library ID
OL1863338A
Our Campaigns candidate ID
264399
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Political Graveyard politician ID
thayer.html#787.28.99
SNAC ARK ID
w6891bpw
US Congress Bio ID
T000145
United States House of Representatives ID
22808
WikiTree person ID
Thayer-2192
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJfRGXj6CyT9xcvCQ9JCcP

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Educated at 2
Occupation 2
Child 1
Children (paternal) 1
Country of citizenship 1
Given name 1
Eli
Instance of 1
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
Member of political party 1
Place of birth 1
Place of death 1
Position held 1
Sex or gender 1
Work location 1
Writing language 1
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Summary

Born in Mendon[1], he… he was born on June 11, 1819[2]. He passed away in Worcester[3]. He died on April 15, 1899[4]. He worked as a politician[5] and educator[6].

Body

Education

Educated at Worcester Academy[12], a school[22], in United States[23], founded in 1834[24] and Brown University[13], a private university[25], in United States[26], founded in 1765[27], headquartered in Providence[28].

FAQs

Where was Eli Thayer born?

Born in Mendon[1].

Where did Eli Thayer die?

Eli Thayer passed away in Worcester[3].

Who were Eli Thayer's parents?

Eli Thayer's father was Henry Cushman Thayer[8].

What did Eli Thayer do for work?

Eli Thayer worked as politician[5] and educator[6].

Where did Eli Thayer go to school?

Eli Thayer was educated at Worcester Academy[12] and Brown University[13].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [1] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . Brooklyn Eagle. newspapers.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] ↑ . Geni.com. wikidata.org.
  5. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [12] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [2] ↑ . Find a Grave. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [4] ↑ . Find a Grave. Retrieved . newspapers.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [17] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [22] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [23] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [24] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [25] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [26] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [27] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [28] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

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  1. 5w ago · Susmuffin · 2026-09-28 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Place of death → Worcester
    Place of burial → Hope Cemetery
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    Instance of → human
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