George Thatcher

George Thatcher
portrait by Henry Williams
Dean of the United States House of Representatives
In office
December 21, 1800 – March 4, 1801
Preceded byFrederick Muhlenberg
Succeeded byNathaniel Macon
Member of the
U.S. House of Representatives
from Massachusetts
In office
March 4, 1789 – March 3, 1791
Preceded byDistrict established
Succeeded byGeorge Leonard
Constituency6th district
In office
April 4, 1791 – March 3, 1801
Preceded byJonathan Grout
Succeeded byRichard Cutts
Constituency8th district (1791–1793)
4th district (1793–1795)
14th district (1795–1801)
Personal details
Born(1754-04-12)April 12, 1754
Yarmouth, Province of Massachusetts Bay, British America
DiedApril 6, 1824(1824-04-06) (aged 69)
Biddeford, Maine, U.S.
Political partyFederalist
Alma materHarvard College
OccupationLawyer
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George Thatcher (sometimes spelled Thacher; April 12, 1754 – April 6, 1824) was an American lawyer, jurist, and statesman from the Maine district of Massachusetts. He was a delegate for Massachusetts to the Continental Congress in 1787 and 1788. He was an associate justice of the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court from 1801 to 1824.