Thomas, Elmer, United States Senator from Oklahoma (1927-1951); U.S. House of Representatives from Oklahoma's 6th district (1923-1927); Member of the Oklahoma Senate (1907-1920), 1876-1965
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Biographical:
John William Elmer Thomas was elected to the first state senate, representing the Lawton area. In 1922, he ran successfully on the Democratic Party ticket for the U.S. House of Representatives from Oklahoma. He was the Democratic nominee for the U.S. Senate in 1926; he won this race and held the seat until 1950, when he lost the party nomination to A.S. (Mike) Monroney. Thomas returned to a private law practice in Washington, D.C., and in 1957 moved his practice back to Lawton, where he died in 1965.
Found in 173 Collections and/or Records:
1936 Letter to Senator Elmer Thomas Regarding Sale of Unallotted Land Tracts, 1935-01-01 - 1936-12-31
Item — Box SU 10: Series CAC_CC_053_12_0000_0000_0000, Folder: 44
Identifier: CAC_CC_053_12_10_44_0010
Abstract
74th Congress (1935-1937)
Dates:
1935-01-01 - 1936-12-31
1936 Letters to Senator Elmer Thomas from Oklahoma Tuberculosis and Health Association Regarding Indian Hospitals and Federal Tuberculosis Support, 1936-05-26
Item — Box SU 10: Series CAC_CC_053_12_0000_0000_0000, Folder: 49
Identifier: CAC_CC_053_12_10_49_0004
Abstract
74th Congress (1935-1937)
Dates:
1936-05-26
1937 Correspondence on Increased School Enrollment in Eastern Cherokee Reservation, 1937-01-01 - 1937-12-31
Item — Box SU 10: Series CAC_CC_053_12_0000_0000_0000, Folder: 59
Identifier: CAC_CC_053_12_10_59_0004
Abstract
75th Congress (1937-1939)
Dates:
1937-01-01 - 1937-12-31
1937 Correspondence on Indian Land Sale: Concerns and Protests, 1937-07-10
Item — Box SU 10: Series CAC_CC_053_12_0000_0000_0000, Folder: 64
Identifier: CAC_CC_053_12_10_64_0031
Abstract
75th Congress (1937-1939)
Dates:
1937-07-10
1937 Correspondence Regarding Choctaw and Chickasaw Tribes' Per Capita Payments, 1937-01-08
Item — Box SU 10: Series CAC_CC_053_12_0000_0000_0000, Folder: 34
Identifier: CAC_CC_053_12_10_34_0019
Abstract
75th Congress (1937-1939)
Dates:
1937-01-08
1937 Correspondence Regarding Potential Oil Testing on Chickasaw and Choctaw Lands, 1937-06-07
Item — Box SU 10: Series CAC_CC_053_12_0000_0000_0000, Folder: 63
Identifier: CAC_CC_053_12_10_63_0018
Abstract
75th Congress (1937-1939)
Dates:
1937-06-07
1937 Correspondence Regarding the Sale of Indian Timber Land in Oklahoma, 1937-04-30
Item — Box SU 10: Series CAC_CC_053_12_0000_0000_0000, Folder: 65
Identifier: CAC_CC_053_12_10_65_0032
Abstract
75th Congress (1937-1939)
Dates:
1937-04-30
1937 Correspondence Regarding the Sale of Indian Timber Lands in Oklahoma, 1937-04-28
Item — Box SU 10: Series CAC_CC_053_12_0000_0000_0000, Folder: 65
Identifier: CAC_CC_053_12_10_65_0031
Abstract
75th Congress (1937-1939)
Dates:
1937-04-28
1937 Correspondence Regarding the Sale of Indigenous Lands in Oklahoma, 1937-07-10
Item — Box SU 10: Series CAC_CC_053_12_0000_0000_0000, Folder: 64
Identifier: CAC_CC_053_12_10_64_0002
Abstract
75th Congress (1937-1939)
Dates:
1937-07-10
1937 Letter from Elmer Thomas Regarding Indian Land Sale Protests, 1937-01-01 - 1937-12-31
Item — Box SU 10: Series CAC_CC_053_12_0000_0000_0000, Folder: 63
Identifier: CAC_CC_053_12_10_63_0008
Abstract
75th Congress (1937-1939)
Dates:
1937-01-01 - 1937-12-31
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