Ebby thatcher biography of albert einstein

American alcoholic

Edwin Throckmorton Thacher (29 April 1896 – 21 March 1966) (commonly known as Ebby Thacher or Ebby T.) was an old drinking friend and later the sponsor of Alcoholics Anonymous co-founder Bill Wilson.

He is credited with introducing Wilson to the initial principles that AA would soon develop, such as "one alcoholic talking to another," and the Jungian thesis which was passed along to Rowland Hazard and, in turn, to Thacher that alcoholics could recover by a "genuine conversion".^[1]

Early

Edwin Throckmorton Thacher was born April 29, 1896, in Albany, New York, the last of seven children born to Emma Louise (Bennett) and George Hornell Thacher II.^[2] His grandfather, George Hornell Thacher, was founder/owner of Thacher Car Works, vice-president of the Albany City National Bank,^[3][4] and Albany mayor 1860-2/1870-4.

Edwin's uncle, John Boyd Thacher, also served in the New York State Senate and as mayor