U.S. Congressman. Employed by the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company, he moved to Piedmont, West Virginia, in 1854. There he also engaged in the mercantile business, lumbering, banking, mining, plus was a member of the Virginia Democratic State executive committee, (1876-1907) and a member of the Virginia State House of Delegates, (1898-1900). In 1905, he was elected as a Democrat to the Fifty-ninth Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Alston G. Dayton, serving until 1907. Not a candidate for reelection, he engaged in agricultural and coal mining pursuits until his death at age 83. The town of Thomas, West Virginia, is named in his honor.
U.S. Congressman. Employed by the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company, he moved to Piedmont, West Virginia, in 1854. There he also engaged in the mercantile business, lumbering, banking, mining, plus was a member of the Virginia Democratic State executive committee, (1876-1907) and a member of the Virginia State House of Delegates, (1898-1900). In 1905, he was elected as a Democrat to the Fifty-ninth Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Alston G. Dayton, serving until 1907. Not a candidate for reelection, he engaged in agricultural and coal mining pursuits until his death at age 83. The town of Thomas, West Virginia, is named in his honor.
Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith
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