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Thomas, Elbert Duncan, 1883-1953

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: 1883 - 1953

Biographical History

Elbert Duncan Thomas (1883-1953) was a U.S. Senator from the state of Utah.

Elbert Duncan Thomas was born on June 17, 1883 in Salt Lake City, Utah to Richard Kendall and Caroline Stockdale Thomas. As a child he loved to act and participated in many productions.

He attended the University of Utah. He married Edna Harker on June 25, 1907 in Salt Lake City, Utah and together they had three daughters. They served a mission together from 1907 to 1912 in Japan. Upon returning from Japan, Thomas became a Professor of Political Science and History at the University of Utah. Evntually he served as an Administrator on the Board of Regents. Edna passed away in 1942. He married Ethel Evan in 1946 in Salt Lake City.

In 1932, he was elected to the Senate as a Democrat. He served on the Committee on Military Affairs, the Mines and Mining Committee, the Committee on Labor and Public Welfare, and as chairman on the Committee on Education and Labor. He served in the Senate for three terms.

In 1951, he was appointed High Commissioner over the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands. He passed away on February 11, 1953 in Honolulu, Hawaii. He is buried in Salt Lake City, Utah.

Citation:
Wikipedia, via WWW, March 5, 2015 (Elbert Duncan Thomas was born on June 17, 1883 in Salt Lake City, Utah to Richard Kendall and Caroline Stockdale Thomas; loved to act and participated in many productions; attended the University of Utah; married Edna Harker on June 25, 1907 in Salt Lake City, Utah and together they had three daughters; served a mission together from 1907 to 1912 in Japan; became a Professor of Political Science and History at the University of Utah; served as an Administrator on the Board of Regents; passed away in 1942; married Ethel Evan in 1946 in Salt Lake City; elected to the Senate as a Democrat; served on the Committee on Military Affairs, the Mines and Mining Committee, the Committee on Labor and Public Welfare, and as chairman on the Committee on Education and Labor; served in the Senate for three terms; appointed High Commissioner over the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands; passed away on February 11, 1953 in Honolulu, Hawaii; buried in Salt Lake City, Utah)

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

Inventory to the Elbert Duncan Thomas papers

 Collection — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197232573219]
Identifier: MSS 8538
Scope and Contents

Contains the group description and shelf list of the Elbert D. Thomas papers located in the Franklin D. Roosevelt Library in Hyde Park, New York. Inventory is dated 1981.

Dates: 1969

Philip Margetts music book and Elbert Duncan Thomas postcard

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230345248]
Identifier: MSS 987
Scope and Contents

Handwritten entries in a music book. The item contains what seem to be various bugle calls used by "Lt. Phil Margetts" in 1853 probably with the Utah Militia. Also included is a postcard from Elbert Duncan Thomas to Margetts. The item was sent from Japan and wishes Margetts a happy birthday.

Dates: Date not identified

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Bugle calls -- Utah -- Salt Lake City -- History -- Sources 1
Dramatists, American -- Utah -- Salt Lake City 1
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