W. Aubrey Thomas

William Aubrey Thomas (June 7, 1866 – September 8, 1951) was an American scientist and politician who served as a US Representative from Ohio from 1904 to 1911.Born in Y Bynea, near Llanelli, Carmarthenshire, Wales, Thomas immigrated to the United States in 1868 with his parents, who settled in Niles, Ohio.He attended the public schools of Niles, Mount Union College, and Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, where he majored in metallurgical chemistry.He served as president of The Mahoning Valley Steel Company and as secretary and director of the Niles Firebrick Co. Thomas was elected as a Republican to the Fifty-eighth Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Charles W. F. Dick on this election to the Senate.[1] This article incorporates public domain material from the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
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