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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:

Correspondence Regarding Changes in Cheyenne and Arapaho Indian Agency Leasing Policies, 1946, 1946-04-18

 Item — Box 11: Series CAC_CC_053_12_0000_0000_0000, Folder: 12
Identifier: CAC_CC_053_12_11_12_0002

Correspondence Regarding Cherokee Claims and Conservation Efforts in the 1930s, 1937-11-06

 Item — Box SU 10: Series CAC_CC_053_12_0000_0000_0000, Folder: 59
Identifier: CAC_CC_053_12_10_59_0002

Correspondence Regarding Choctaw and Chickasaw Tribes' Timber Lands in 1937, 1937-07-30

 Item — Box SU 10: Series CAC_CC_053_12_0000_0000_0000, Folder: 63
Identifier: CAC_CC_053_12_10_63_0019

Correspondence Regarding Choctaw Nation Leadership in the 1930s, 1936-04-23

 Item — Box SU 10: Series CAC_CC_053_12_0000_0000_0000, Folder: 33
Identifier: CAC_CC_053_12_10_33_0001

Correspondence Regarding Claims of Choctaw Indian G. V. Merryman, 1946, 1946-10-09

 Item — Box 11: Series CAC_CC_053_12_0000_0000_0000, Folder: 14A
Identifier: CAC_CC_053_12_11_14A_0031

Correspondence Regarding Funding for the American Indian Exposition, 1935, 1935-01-01 - 1935-12-31

 Item — Box SU 10: Series CAC_CC_053_12_0000_0000_0000, Folder: 8
Identifier: CAC_CC_053_12_10_8_0002

Correspondence Regarding Indian Project in Johnston County, 1936, 1936-09-29

 Item — Box SU 10: Series CAC_CC_053_12_0000_0000_0000, Folder: 54
Identifier: CAC_CC_053_12_10_54_0011

Correspondence Regarding Land Inheritance Laws for the Five Civilized Tribes, 1936-01-01 - 1936-12-31

 Item — Box SU 10: Series CAC_CC_053_12_0000_0000_0000, Folder: 43
Identifier: CAC_CC_053_12_10_43_0001

Correspondence Regarding Leasing Regulations for the Five Civilized Tribes Reservation, 1936, 1936-02-11

 Item — Box SU 10: Series CAC_CC_053_12_0000_0000_0000, Folder: 43
Identifier: CAC_CC_053_12_10_43_0006

Correspondence Regarding National Conventions and Accommodations, 1948-01-01 - 1948-12-31

 Item — Box 6: Series CAC_CC_053_1_0000_0000_0000, Folder: 54
Identifier: CAC_CC_053_1_6_54_0015

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