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{{wiktionary|thatcher}}
Variant of the name '''[[Thatcher]]'''. A thatcher is a person who [[Thatching|thatches]] buildings, i.e. roofs them with reeds or straw.
'''Thacher''' may also refer to:
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==People==
*[[Ebby Thacher]], early member of the sobriety movement that later became [[Alcoholics Anonymous]]
*[[James Thacher]], physician from [[Massachusetts Colony]] who served as a [[surgeon]] during the [[American Revolution]]
*[[Jeff Thacher]], [[vocal percussion|vocal percussionist]] and member of the [[a cappella]] group, [[Rockapella]]
*Several members of the prominent Thacher family of [[Albany, New York]], each of whom served as [[mayor]] of the city:
**[[George Thacher]]
**[[John Boyd Thacher]], son of George Thacher
**[[John Boyd Thacher II]], nephew of John Boyd Thacher
*Notable descendants of [[Thomas Anthony Thacher]], professor of [[Latin]] at [[Yale College]]:
**[[Sherman Day Thacher]], son and founder of the [[Thacher School]]
**[[Thomas Thacher]], son and laywer
**[[Thomas D. Thacher]], grandson and [[Solicitor General of the United States]]
*[[Thomas Chandler Thacher]], U.S. [[United States House of Representatives|Representative]] from [[Massachusetts]] who served in the [[63rd United States Congress]]
==Places==
*[[Emma Treadwell Thacher Nature Center]]
*[[John Boyd Thacher State Park]]
*[[Peter Thacher Junior High School]]
*[[The Thacher School]]
==Law firms==
*[[Simpson Thacher & Bartlett]]
*[[Thacher Proffitt & Wood]]
==See also==
*[[Thatcher]]
[[Category:Surnames]]