Elmer Thomas AKA John William Elmer Thomas Born: 8-Sep-1876 Birthplace: Putnam County, IN Died: 19-Sep-1965 Location of death: Lawton, OK [1] Cause of death: Complications of Surgery Remains: Buried, Highland Cemetery, Lawton, OK
Gender: Male Religion: Christian Race or Ethnicity: White Sexual orientation: Straight Occupation: Politician Party Affiliation: Democratic Nationality: United States Executive summary: US Senator fom Oklahoma, 1927-51 Military service: US Army (military intelligence) During a trip to Europe in November 1949, Senator Thomas declared that the nation of Sweden had "helped no one in the past 135 years" and that any form of assistance to that country "will be over my protest."
Prominent ally of Father Charles Coughlin.
[1] Lawton Memorial Hospital, Lawton, OK
Father: William Thomas Mother: Elizabeth Thomas Brother: Fred Thomas Wife: Edith Smith (m. 24-Sep-1902, d. Mar-1964) Son: Wilford Smith Thomas (b. 1904)
High School: Brunerstown, IN (1883-91) University: Central Normal College, Danville, IN (1897) Teacher: Happy Hollow School, West Lafayette, IN Law School: DePauw University (1900)
US Senator, Oklahoma (4-Mar-1927 to 3-Jan-1951) US Congressman, Oklahoma 6th (4-Mar-1923 to 3-Mar-1927) Oklahoma State Senate (16-Nov-1907 to 1920) Benevolent & Protective Order of the Elks Freemasonry National Union for Social Justice Shriners Indiana State Bar Association 1897 Oklahoma Bar Association 1900 Phi Delta Theta Fraternity National Cowboy Hall of Fame Surgery Lawton, OK (7-Sep-1965)
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