About John Thomas
Lived 1897 – 1968 (aged 71). John Thomas was a British politician.
John Richard Thomas (8 March 1897 – 4 July 1968) was a British Labour Party politician of Welsh provenance, and a Chartered Accountant.
He was elected as Member of Parliament (MP) for Dover at the 1945 general election, but did not contest the 1950 general election, when his seat was won by the Conservative candidate John Arbuthnot.
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Who was John Thomas?
British Labour Party politician (1897-1968)
When was John Thomas born?
John Thomas was born on 8 March 1897.
When did John Thomas die?
John Thomas died on 4 July 1968.
What was John Thomas's occupation?
John Thomas was a politician.
What nationality was John Thomas?
John Thomas was British.
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