About Lee Emmett Thomas
Lived 1866 – 1935 (aged 68). Lee Emmett Thomas was an American lawyer, banker, politician and businessperson.
Lee Emmett Thomas (September 23, 1866 – February 16, 1935) was an American politician who served in the Louisiana House of Representatives and its Speaker as a member of the Democratic party. He also served as the Mayor of Shreveport from 1922 to 1930 and ran unsuccessfully for US Senator for Louisiana against Joseph E. Ransdell in 1924.
Later life and death Lee Emmett Thomas remained Mayor of Shreveport until 1930 and then retired from politics. He died in New Orleans, Louisiana, on February 16, 1935. His body was originally interred at Greenwood Cemetery, but has since been relocated to Forest Park East Cemetery.
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American politician
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Lee Emmett Thomas was born on 23 September 1866 in Marion.
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Lee Emmett Thomas died on 16 February 1935 in Shreveport.
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Lee Emmett Thomas was a lawyer, banker, politician and businessperson.
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