Sherman Day Thacher

Sherman Day Thacher
Born(1861-11-06)November 6, 1861
DiedAugust 5, 1931(1931-08-05) (aged 69)
NationalityAmerican
EducationYale University
Hopkins Grammar School
OccupationEducator
Employer(s)The Thacher School
Ojai, California
Known forFounder and first headmaster of The Thacher School
SpouseEliza (Blake) Thacher
ChildrenElizabeth, George Blake, Anson Stiles, Helen Sherman, Harriet Janet, and Sherman Day, Jr.
Parent(s)Thomas Anthony Thacher
Elizabeth Baldwin (Sherman) Thacher
RelativesRoger Sherman, great-grandfather
Rep. William Kent, brother-in-law
AwardsTownsend Prize
John Addison Porter Prize
HonorsMaster of Arts (honorary) from Yale University


Sherman Day Thacher, (November 6, 1861 - August 5, 1931), was the founder and headmaster of The Thacher School at Ojai, California.