Background
Thomas, Amos was born on August 30, 1882 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States. Son of Joseph Amos and Addie Margaret (Neilson) Thomas.
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Amos THOMAS
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Amos Thomas, American lawyer. Awarded Order of Black Cross, French Legion of Honor. Delegate of General Headquarters, American Expeditionary Force to Founder’s Convention, American Legion, Paris, 1919. member Nebraska Unicameral Legislature (chairman judiciary committee and legislative council), 1936-1942; Member Nebraska and Omaha Bar Associations, Phi Delta Theta, Phi Delta Phi, Theta Nu Epsilon.; Mason.
Education
University of Nebraska, 1900-1902, 1906-1909, Bachelor of Laws, 1909. Grad Army War College.
Career
Attorney, 1909-1941; assistant attorney general of Nebraska, 1921-1922. Attorney University of Nebraska Board of Regents, 1926-1936. Member Nebraska Unicameral Legislature (chairman judiciary committee and legislative council), 1936-1942.
Brigadier general Nebraska National Guard and United States Army, 1932-1945. Commanding general Camp White, Oregon, 1942-1944. Chairman Omaha Municipal Airport Committee, 1926-1936.
Membership
Member Nebraska Unicameral Legislature (chairman judiciary committee and legislative council), 1936-1942. Member Nebraska and Omaha Bar Associations, Phi Delta Theta, Phi Delta Phi, Theta Nu Epsilon. Mason.; Clubs: Montecito Country.
Connections
Married Gertrude Owen, August 25, 1917. Children: Ann (Mistress D. W. Rankin), Dorothy (Mistress E. O. McDonald), Gay.
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American
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Awarded Order of Black Cross, French Legion of Honor. Delegate of General Headquarters, American Expeditionary Force to Founder’s Convention, American Legion, Paris, 1919.Awarded Order of Black Cross, French Legion of Honor. Delegate of General Headquarters, American Expeditionary Force to Founder’s Convention, American Legion, Paris, 1919.