Historic homes and institutions and genealogical and personal memoirs of Worcester County, Massachusetts, with a history of Worcester society of antiquity; . dge Adin Thayer, son of CalebThayer (7), was born December 5. 1828. His wasbut a limited educational opportunity. tie attended the common district schools and later theWorcester Academv. Thinking he might followteaching for a profession, he-took a thorough courseof training at the Westheld Normal school. Hehad not long tested his fitness and liking for stead>school roont life, when he decided that the beschannel for his success would b
Historic homes and institutions and genealogical and personal memoirs of Worcester County, Massachusetts, with a history of Worcester society of antiquity; . dge Adin Thayer, son of CalebThayer (7), was born December 5. 1828. His wasbut a limited educational opportunity. tie attended the common district schools and later theWorcester Academv. Thinking he might followteaching for a profession, he-took a thorough courseof training at the Westheld Normal school. Hehad not long tested his fitness and liking for stead>school roont life, when he decided that the beschannel for his success would be that o^.^e legalprofession, so he began the study of law with HenrvChapin, whom he finally succeeded on the was in 1854 that Mr. Thayer commenced hislegal practice at Worcester. His judgment beingof the soundest type, marked by the plain, practural,common sense, he soon rose to a man of W-e thanordinary importance in Massachusetts. While hewas an eminent lawyer, his most bri liant work wasin the arena of politics, and within this field he waspre-eminent. Early allied with the Free Soil party,he was eager and earnest in opposition to the en-. WORCESTER COUNTY 133 croacliments of tlie slave power, and despised theproceedings under the Fugitive Slave Law, as itaffected hia own native state. His relatives were in-timate with Hon. Charles Sumner and John An-drew. He was unselfish and consistent in his de-votion to the principles which he believed shouldactuate and predominate in his state and he might have appreciated high office, he neversulked or faltered because another was chosen tohold such honorable places. He became an invalu-able adviser among the early day leaders within theRepublican party. In the truest, best sense he wasa strong partisan. Believing as he did in justiceto all inen, he threw himself into the canvass spir-ited like a brave warrior, determined that the causeshould not fail by reason of any neglect upon hispart. He was a great politica
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