▁Review , ▁the ▁AS A ▁academic ▁journal . ▁ ▁Publications ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁▁▁ ▁Fac ulty ▁bi ography ▁ ▁References ▁▁ ▁Category : 1 9 4 2 ▁birth s ▁Category : Univers ity ▁of ▁Wisconsin – Mad ison ▁al umn i ▁Category : Smith ▁College ▁fac ulty ▁Category : 2 1 st - century ▁American ▁histor ians ▁Category : H istor ians ▁of ▁Africa ▁Category : L iving ▁people <0x0A> </s> ▁Martin ▁Russell ▁Th ayer ▁( J anu ary ▁ 2 7 , ▁ 1 8 1 9 ▁– ▁October ▁ 1 4 , ▁ 1 9 0 6 ) ▁was ▁a ▁Republican ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁U . S . ▁House ▁of ▁Representatives ▁from ▁the ▁U . S . ▁state ▁of ▁Pennsylvania . ▁ ▁His ▁grand ne p hew ▁was ▁John ▁B . ▁Th ayer , ▁who ▁died ▁on ▁the ▁s inking ▁of ▁the ▁R MS ▁T itan ic . ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁Martin ▁Russell ▁Th ayer ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁Din w idd ie ▁County , ▁Virginia , ▁near ▁the ▁city ▁limits ▁of ▁Petersburg . ▁ ▁He ▁attended ▁the ▁Mount ▁Ple asant ▁Class ical ▁Institute ▁in ▁Am her st , ▁Massachusetts , ▁and ▁Am her st ▁College . ▁ ▁He ▁moved ▁with ▁his ▁father ▁to ▁Philadelphia ▁in ▁ 1 8 3 7 . ▁ ▁He ▁graduated ▁from ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Pennsylvania ▁in ▁ 1 8 4 0 . ▁ ▁He ▁studied ▁law , ▁was ▁admitted ▁to ▁the ▁bar ▁in ▁ 1 8 4 2 ▁and ▁comm enced ▁practice ▁in ▁Philadelphia . ▁ ▁Public