Background
Thomas, James Weldon was born on April 2, 1909 in Gainesville, Texas, United States. Son of Charles M. and Gladys Pearl (Moon) Thomas.
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James Weldon Thomas
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Bachelor, North Texas State University, 1929. Bachelor of Science, North Texas State University, 1930. Postdoc, University Texas, Austin, 1930.
Data Control Language (honorary), Atlanta Law School, 1975.
Career
; children— Ann Tamsin Thomas Boardman, William Lee, Diana Craig Thomas Childress;m. 2d, Bess Fleming. With Geophysical Service Incorporated. (now subsidiary Texas Instruments, Incorporated.), Dallas, since 1930, vice president, to 1960, member president"s council, since 1960, past director United States and foreign subsidiary.
Consultant geophysics, Dallas, since 1960.
President Diversified Properties Incorporated., Dallas. Trustee Texas.
Achievements
Membership
Trustee Texas Presbyterian Foundation. Board directors Presbyterian Pan American School, Kingsville, Texas, International Linguistics Center, Dallas. Past member, chairman Good Neighbor Commission Texas.
Past chairman board directors Salvation Army Advisory Board, Mexico City. Honorary consul Republic of Korea. Dean Dallas-Fort Worth Consular Corps.
Member of Dallas-Fort Worth Consular Corps., Dallas Geological Society, Dallas Geophysical Society, Society Exploration Geophysicists (emeritus), American Association Petroleum Geologists, University, Cadence, Brook Hollow Golf, Dallas Petroleum, Lions (past chapter president), Masons (past grand master and potentate).
Connections
Married Isabel Cunningham Edwards, August 23, 1930 (deceased 1968). Children: Ann Tamsin Thomas Boardman, William Lee, Diana Craig Thomas Childress. Married Bess Fleming Thomas.
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Religion
Presbyterian