Jerry Thomas

Jerry Thomas (April 30, 1929 – July 29, 1980) was an American banker and state legislator in Florida who served in the Florida House of Representatives and the Florida Senate, including two years as President of the Florida Senate.

Biography He was born April 30, 1929 in West Palm Beach in Florida.

At the age of 27 he helped establish a bank holding company which he turned into a multi-million dollar corporation. He was made the director of the Florida Securities Commission in 1957. He then served in the Florida Senate for eight years. He had had a tumor removed from his stomach a few months earlier. He was survived by his wife and five children.