- Robert Y. Thomas, Jr.
Robert Young Thomas, Jr. (
July 13 ,1855 -September 3 ,1925 ) was a U.S. Representative fromKentucky .Born near
Russellville, Kentucky , Thomas attended the common schools, and was graduated from Bethel College,Russellville, Kentucky , in 1878.He studied law.He was admitted to the bar in 1881 and commenced practice inCentral City, Kentucky .He also engaged in journalism.He served as member of the State house of representatives in 1886 and 1887.Thomas was elected Commonwealth attorney for the seventh judicial district of Kentucky in 1903 for a term of six years.
Thomas was elected as a Democrat to the Sixty-first and to the eight succeeding Congresses and served from
March 4 ,1909 , until his death atRed Boiling Springs, Tennessee ,September 3 ,1925 .He was interred in Evergreen Cemetery,Greenville, Kentucky .References
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