Andrew Jackson Thayer | |
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Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Oregon's At-large district | |
In office March 4, 1861 – July 30, 1861 | |
Preceded by | Lansing Stout |
Succeeded by | George K. Shiel |
21st Justice of the Oregon Supreme Court | |
In office 1870–1873 | |
Preceded by | John Kelsay |
Succeeded by | Lafayette F. Moser |
Personal details | |
Born | Lima, New York | November 27, 1818
Died | April 28, 1873 Corvallis, Oregon | (aged 54)
Political party | Democratic |
Spouse | Melissa D. Chandler[1] |
Andrew Jackson Thayer (November 27, 1818 – April 28, 1873) was an attorney and Democratic U.S. congressman from Oregon. A native of New York state, he previously worked as the U.S. Attorney for Oregon. His brother was William W. Thayer, a governor of Oregon. After Congress, Thayer returned to legal work and served as a district attorney and justice of the Oregon Supreme Court.