Eli Thayer was a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from 1857 to 1861. He was born in Mendon, Massachusetts. He graduated from Worcester Academy in 1840, from Brown University in 1845, and in 1848 founded Oread Institute, a school for young women in Worcester, Massachusetts. He is buried at Hope Cemetery, Worcester.
- Occupation
- politician, educator
- Position held
- United States representative
- Citizenship
- United States
- Born
- June 11, 1819
- Died
- April 15, 1899
