Thacher

Variant of the name Thatcher. A thatcher is a person who thatches buildings, i.e. roofs them with reeds or straw.

Thacher may also refer to:

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 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. 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

ee also

*Thatcher