Elmer Thomas
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title:
Elmer Thomas
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John William Elmer Thomas was a native of Indiana who moved to Oklahoma Territory in 1901, where he practiced law in Lawton. After statehood, he was elected to the first state senate, representing the Lawton area. In 1922, he ran successfully on the Democratic Party ticket for the U.S. House of Representatives from Oklahoma. He was the Democratic nominee for the U.S. Senate in 1926; he won this race and held the seat until 1950, when he lost the party nomination to A.S. (Mike) Monroney. Thomas r
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American politician (1876–1965)
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elmer_Thomas
date created:
2005-08-14T20:34:19Z
date modified:
2024-09-08T15:01:42Z
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