Thayer Melvin (November 15, 1835 – November 9, 1906) was an American lawyer, politician, and judge in the U.S. state of West Virginia. Melvin served as the fourth Attorney General of West Virginia from January 1, 1867, until July 1, 1869, and twice served as the presiding circuit judge of West Virginia's First Judicial District in the state's Northern Panhandle (1869–1881 and 1899–1906).
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15 November 1835 Fairview, Brooke County, Virginia (now known as New Manchester in Hancock County, West Virginia)
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Died |
9 November 1906 (aged 70) Wheeling City Hospital, Ward 5, Wheeling, West Virginia
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Zodiac | Scorpio |
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