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Sylvanus Thayer

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Gender Male
Death151 years ago
Date of birth June 9,1785
Zodiac sign Gemini
Born Braintree
Massachusetts
United States
Date of died September 7,1872
DiedBraintree
Massachusetts
United States
Years of service1808 – 1863
Place of burialWest Point Cemetery, West Point, New York, United States
StructuresFort Winthrop
Servicebranch United States Army
Year of servic1808 – 1863
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Command heldthe United States Military Academy
Date of Reg.
Date of Upd.
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Sylvanus Thayer Life story


Colonel and Brevet Brigadier General Sylvanus Thayer also known as "the Father of West Point" was an early superintendent of the United States Military Academy at West Point and an early advocate of engineering education in the United States.

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