Background
Thayer, John Eliot was born on April 3, 1862 in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Nathaniel and Cornelia (Van Rensselaer) Thayer.
Thayer, John Eliot was born on April 3, 1862 in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Nathaniel and Cornelia (Van Rensselaer) Thayer.
Mother a daughter of Stephen Van Rensselaer, of Albany, the last Patroon). Bachelor of Arts, Harvard, 1885, honorary Master of Arts, 1910.
Trustee of the Clinton Savings Bank. Chairman selectmen Town of Lancaster. Member of staff of Governor William East. Russell, 3 years.
Member of staff of Governor William East. Russell, 3 years. Member board American Unitarian Association He built a museum in town of Lancaster, which is open to the public and has one of the most complete collections of North America birds in the world. Fellow American Academy Arts and Sciences.
Married Evelyn Duncan Forbes, June 22, 1886. Children: John East., Evelyn, Nora Forbes, Natalie, Duncan Forbes.