Lyman Wellington Thayer

Lyman Wellington Thayer
38th Mayor of Ripon, Wisconsin
In office April 1916 – April 1918
Preceded by	Albert Maudlin
Succeeded by	Charles H. Graham
Member of the Wisconsin Senate from the 18th district
In office January 7, 1895 – January 1901
Preceded by	Samuel M. Smead
Succeeded by	Elmer D. Morse
Member of the Wisconsin State Assembly from the Fond du Lac 1st district
In office January 2, 1893 – January 7, 1895
Preceded by	Frank Bowe
Succeeded by	Frank L. Bacon
Personal details
Born	(1854-10-30)October 30, 1854 Wausau, Wisconsin, U.S.
Died	February 8, 1919(1919-02-08) (aged 64) Ripon, Wisconsin, U.S.
Resting place	Pine Grove Cemetery, Wausau, Wisconsin
Political party	Republican
Spouse	Rosetta Jane Single
Children	Lulu Jane Thayer (b. 1879; died 1910) Annie R. (Davis) (b. 1881; died 1965) Benjamin Single Thayer (b. 1883; died 1967) Ellen Eugenia Thayer (b. 1890; died 1894) Donald Boswell Thayer (b. 1898; died 1965)
Alma mater	Jones' Commercial College, St. Louis
Occupation	Farmer, politician

Lyman Wellington Thayer (October 30, 1854 – February 8, 1919) was an American farmer and Republican politician from the U.S. state of Wisconsin. He was the 38th mayor of Ripon, Wisconsin, (1916–1918) and represented Fond du Lac County in the Wisconsin State Senate and Assembly during the 1890s.