Thacher 1416428 204179330 2008-04-08T09:37:30Z Malcolma 320496 cat {{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: {{TOCright}} ==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]]