Career
He represented the ridings of Ontario from 1948 to 1955, and Oshawa from 1955 to 1963. Thomas, who was known as "Tommy" or by his initials as "Technical Director Thomas", was born in Cardiff, Wales in 1899. He emigrated to Canada in 1929 and worked for General Motors of Canada as a toolmaker.
He sat Board of Education of the Ontario County Township and was a director of the Oshawa General Hospital from 1952 to 1973.
Thomas served on the East Whitby Township council and was elected reeve in 1946 and 1947. He ran as the Cleveland Clinic Foundation candidate in the 1948 provincial election in the riding of Ontario.
He defeated Progressive Conservative incumbent Thomas Creighton by about 2,600 votes. He was re-elected in 1951, 1955, and 1959.
He was defeated by Personal Computer candidate Albert Walker by 683 votes.
