Background
Thomas, William Harrold was born on April 5, 1913 in Danville, Illinois, United States. Son of Thomas Joseph Junior and Ethel Margaret (Turner) Thomas.
Thomas, William Harrold was born on April 5, 1913 in Danville, Illinois, United States. Son of Thomas Joseph Junior and Ethel Margaret (Turner) Thomas.
Bachelor, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois, 1933. Juris Doctor, Northwestern University, Chicago, 1936.
Associate Thomas D. Huff, Chicago, 1936-1937. Partner Chapman & Thomas, Alton, Illinois, 1937-1942. Sole practice, 1946-1960.
Partner Thomas, Mottaz & Eastman, 1960-1984, Thomas, Mottaz, Eastman & Sherwood, Alton, from 1984.
The longing for holiness is not about wanting to be 'holier than thou'. It is about wanting the love of God to permeate all of our life, and for that love to be shown through our lives to other people.
God seeks to transform relationship with and between people. If politics is about how we choose to live together and to treat one another, there is surely a place for discerning the activity of God in politics.
The family is the basic human community through which persons are nurtured and sustained in mutual love, responsibility, respect, and fidelity.
Vice president Boy Scout Council, Alton, 1942-1986. President Alton Memorial Hospital, 1952-1986. Board directors Alton Community Unit School Board, 1961-1971.
Served to captain United States Army, 1942-1946, European Theatre of Operations. Member American Bar Association, Illinois Bar Association, Madison County Bar Association, Alt-Wood Bar Association (president 1941-1942). Lodges: Kiwanis (lieutenant governor 1947-1948, president Alton chapter 1940-1941).
Married Charlotte L. Harris, January 20, 1947. Children: Thomas J. III, William H. Junior, Elizabeth A. Thomas Sherwood, Robert H., James D.