Thayer Hobson

Thayer Hobson (September 4, 1897 – October 19, 1967) was president and chairman of the board of William Morrow and Company. Background Francis Thayer Hobson was born on September 4, 1897, and had a brother, Henry Wise Hobson Jr., who became a Bishop in the Episcopal Church. He had a sister, Eleanor Whiteside Hobson (1893–1986). He attended Yale University but left before graduation to join the French army during World War I. Career In 1917, he served as a machine gunner for the American Expeditionary Force but was wounded and was sent home in 1918. He returned to Yale University and worked as the business manager for the Yale Daily News. Hobson graduated Yale in 1920 and then worked as an English teacher at Westminster School and at Yale College. From 1922 to 1924, he did postgraduate work at Yale.