Background
He was born on April 26, 1889, in New York City, the son of James C. Thomas and Ella (Rollison) Thomas.
He was born on April 26, 1889, in New York City, the son of James C. Thomas and Ella (Rollison) Thomas.
He graduated from City College of New York, and Bachelor of Laws from Cornell Law School in 1912.
He entered politics as a Republican. In 1917, he ran in the 26th District for the Board of Aldermen, but was defeated. From 1921 to 1927, he was an Assistant United States Attorney for the Southern District of New New York
Afterwards he practiced law in New York City, specialising in immigration law.
He died on August 13, 1958, in Saint Agnes Hospital in White Plains, New York, after a stroke.
Thomas was a Democratic member of the New York State Assembly (New York Company, 11th Doctorate) from 1953 until his death in 1958, sitting in the 169th, 170th and 171st New York State Legislatures.
