Nicholas Thomas

Nicholas Thomas (c. 1737–1784) was an American lawyer and politician who served as the second Speaker of the Maryland House of Delegates. A native of Talbot County, Thomas was the son of William Thomas, a prominent resident of the County and a member of the provincial legislature from 1738 to 1748, and Elizabeth Allen. Thomas had a sister, Mary, who married into the prominent Golsborough family, and three brothers, John Allen, William, and James. John Allen would go on to serve alongside Nicholas in the Annapolis Convention and as an officer in the American Revolution.

He was elected to the lower house of the provincial assembly representing Talbot for the 1768-1770 legislative session and then again for the 1771 and the 1773-1774 sessions.