William Aubrey Thomas (June 7, 1866 – September 8, 1951) was an American scientist and politician who served as a US Representative from Ohio from 1904 to 1911.
William Aubrey Thomas | |
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Ohio's 19th district | |
| In office November 8, 1904 – March 3, 1911 | |
| Preceded by | Charles W. F. Dick |
| Succeeded by | Elsworth R. Bathrick |
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| Born | June 7, 1866 Y Bynea, Wales |
| Died | September 8, 1951 (aged 85) Talladega, Alabama, US |
| Resting place | Oak Hill Cemetery, Youngstown |
| Political party | Republican |
| Alma mater | Mount Union College Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute |
| Occupation | Metallurgist |
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Biography
editBorn in Y Bynea, near Llanelli, Carmarthenshire, Wales, Thomas immigrated to the United States in 1868 with his parents, who settled in Niles, Ohio. He attended the public schools of Niles, Mount Union College, and Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, where he majored in metallurgical chemistry.[1]
He was an analytical chemist in Niles from 1886 to 1888 and was engaged in the iron and steel business. He served as president of The Mahoning Valley Steel Company and as secretary and director of the Niles Firebrick Co.
Thomas was elected as a Republican to the Fifty-eighth Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Charles W. F. Dick on this election to the Senate. He was reelected to the Fifty-ninth, Sixtieth, and Sixty-first Congresses and served from November 8, 1904, to March 3, 1911. He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1910 to the Sixty-second Congress.
He moved to Alabama in 1918 and continued his interest in the manufacture of iron, steel, and firebrick. He served as president of the Jenifer Iron Co. He died in Talladega, Alabama, on September 8, 1951, aged 85. He was interred in Oak Hill Cemetery in Youngstown, Ohio.
Thomas became a Mason in 1887, and was the youngest Master in Ohio when he led his lodge for two terms.[1] He became a member of the Elks in 1892 and was a Presbyterian.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b c Upton, Harriet Taylor (1909). A twentieth century history of Trumbull County, Ohio. Vol. 2. Chicago: Lewis Publishing. p. 31.
- United States Congress. "W. Aubrey Thomas (id: T000186)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
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