# Jeff Thatcher — The Adventures of Tom Sawyer character guide

> Jeff Thatcher in The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** lawyer Thatcher, Jeff

**First appearance:** 0005-iv-showing-off-in-sunday-school

## Who they are

Becky's older brother and a lawyer.

## In the story

### [Busy at War and Love](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/tom_sawyer_se/chapters/iii-busy-at-war-and-love)

His house is where Tom first sees Becky in the garden.

### [The Cat and the Painkiller](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/tom_sawyer_se/chapters/xii-the-cat-and-the-painkiller)

Jeff Thatcher arrives at school, and Tom tries to get information about Becky from him, but Jeff is oblivious.

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