William Henry Thomas | |
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Delegate Maryland District 35 | |
In office 1974–1982 | |
Constituency | Upper Eastern Shore of Maryland |
Personal details | |
Born | September 19, 1920 |
Died | March 3, 2009 | (aged 88)
Political party | Republican |
William Henry Thomas (1920–2009) was a delegate in the Maryland House of Delegates representing District 35, which covered Dorchester, Talbot, and Wicomico Counties.[1]
Background[]
Delegate Thomas attended the Dorchester County public schools. He later served in U.S. Air Force during World War II. In March 1943 he was commissioned as a 2nd lieutenant. As a pilot, he flew more than 47 missions and was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross.[2] He was a County Commissioner of Dorchester County, Maryland from 1970 to 1974. He was the Director of the Dorchester General Hospital from 1970 to 1971. He was a member of the Farm Bureau; American Legion; VFW. President of the Cambridge Rotary Club, 1974; Commodore of the Cambridge Yacht Club, 1969 and a board member, Grace Methodist Church.
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