Thomas Thatcher (1756 – October 19, 1812) was the third minister of the West Church of Dedham, Massachusetts.
[3] He was, along with Fisher Ames, a delegate to the convention that ratified the United States Constitution.
[3][4] In 1800, Colburn Gay of Dedham wished to marry Sarah Ellis of Walpole.
The laws at the time said that a wedding must take place in the town of the bride, however Gay insisted that Thatcher preside.
After Jason Fairbanks was hung for murdering his girlfriend in front of a crowd of 10,000, Thatcher published a sermon in which he wondered if Fairbanks' hanging and the "riot and confusion" at the end of the day were caused by a hellish legion "of obstreperous, incarnate fiends, who paraded the streets of this peaceful village.