Background
Thomas Herbert was born at Columbus, Ohio on December 1, 1927 to Paul Morgan & Ruby Thomas Herbert. His father had been a member of the Ohio House of Representatives, and was in the Ohio Senate.
Thomas Herbert was born at Columbus, Ohio on December 1, 1927 to Paul Morgan & Ruby Thomas Herbert. His father had been a member of the Ohio House of Representatives, and was in the Ohio Senate.
Thomas Herbert graduated with a bachelor"s degree from The Ohio State University in 1950.
He would later be Ohio Lieutenant Governor, and sit of the Ohio Supreme Court. completed his military service in 1955, and entered the Ohio State University College of Law, earning a Bachelor of Laws and Juris doctor. He joined his father"s law practice in 1957. In 1960, was elected to the Ohio House of Representatives, where he was re-elected in 1962 and 1964.
His father announced he would retire from the Ohio Supreme Court, and not seek re-election in 1968.
Thomas ran for the seat that year, and defeated Merrill Doctorate. Brothers. In 1978, ran for Chief Justice of the Ohio Supreme Court, but lost to Democrat Frank Celebrezze.
In 1979, announced he would not seek re-election in 1980, and he resigned his seat July 31, 1980. Governor Jim Rhodes appointed David Dudley Dowd, Junior. to the unexpired months of "s term. then joined the Columbus firm Porter, Wright, Morris, and Arthur.
He was a judge of the Southern Bankruptcy Court from 1982 to 1984. died February 23, 2014 at Columbus.