Thomas was born in Patterson, Georgia and graduated from Patterson High School in 1961. He attended Gordon Military Academy in Barnesville for one year and graduated from the University of Georgia in Athens with a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1966. After college, Thomas served in the Georgia Air National Guard from 1966 until 1972 and was in the 165th Tactical Airlift Group. He also worked as an stockbroker and a farmer at Grace Acres Farm, a family owned farm in Screven, Georgia.[1] When his uncle died, Thomas inherited the farm.[1]
lindsay, thomas, politician, robert, lindsay, thomas, born, november, 1943, american, politician, businessman, lindsay, thomasmember, house, representatives, from, georgia, districtin, office, january, 1983, january, 1993preceded, byronald, ginnsucceeded, byja. Robert Lindsay Thomas born November 20 1943 is an American politician and businessman Lindsay ThomasMember of the U S House of Representatives from Georgia s 1st districtIn office January 3 1983 January 3 1993Preceded byRonald B GinnSucceeded byJack KingstonPersonal detailsBornRobert Lindsay Thomas 1943 11 20 November 20 1943 age 80 Patterson Georgia U S Political partyDemocraticAlma materUniversity of Georgia BA ProfessionInvestment bankerfarmerpoliticianThomas was born in Patterson Georgia and graduated from Patterson High School in 1961 He attended Gordon Military Academy in Barnesville for one year and graduated from the University of Georgia in Athens with a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1966 After college Thomas served in the Georgia Air National Guard from 1966 until 1972 and was in the 165th Tactical Airlift Group He also worked as an stockbroker and a farmer at Grace Acres Farm a family owned farm in Screven Georgia 1 When his uncle died Thomas inherited the farm 1 The political career of Thomas consisted of five consecutive terms in the U S House of Representatives beginning with the 98th United States Congress and ending in 1992 when he chose not to seek reelection He was a Democrat representing Georgia s 1st congressional district 1 Following his congressional service Thomas served as the director of state governmental affairs for the Atlanta Committee for the Olympic Games and president and chief executive officer of the Georgia Chamber of Commerce In 2002 he was appointed Senior Vice President of Governmental Relations for AGL Resources in Atlanta Thomas maintains residences in Atlanta and Screven Georgia As a hobby he grows red oak and white oak trees from acorns found on the United States Capitol Complex and gives away the saplings as souvenirs 1 References edit a b c d John Kelly 2023 09 13 Former Georgia congressman Linsday Thomas grows oaks from Capitol Hill acorns Washington Post United States Congress Lindsay Thomas id T000184 Biographical Directory of the United States Congress AGL Resources Bio for R Lindsay Thomas Archived 2016 03 04 at the Wayback MachineExternal links editAppearances on C SPANU S House of RepresentativesPreceded byRonald B Ginn Member of the U S House of Representatives from Georgia s 1st congressional districtJanuary 3 1983 January 3 1993 Succeeded byJack KingstonU S order of precedence ceremonial Preceded byW S Stuckey Jr as Former US Representative Order of precedence of the United Statesas Former US Representative Succeeded byJohn Barrowas Former US Representative nbsp nbsp This article about a politician from the U S state of Georgia is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte nbsp This article about an American businessperson born in the 1940s is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Lindsay Thomas politician amp oldid 1179738748, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
