Lee Emmett Thomas
| Lee Emmett Thomas | |
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| Mayor of Shreveport, Louisiana | |
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In office 1922–1930 |
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| Preceded by | John McWilliams Ford |
| Succeeded by | J. G. Palmer |
| Louisiana State Representative for Caddo Parish |
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In office 1908–1916 |
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| Preceded by |
At-large members: |
| Succeeded by |
At-large members: |
| Speaker of the Louisiana House of Representatives | |
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In office 1912–1916 |
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| Preceded by | H. Garland Dupré |
| Succeeded by | Hewitt Leonidas Bouanchaud |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
September 23, 1866 Marion, Union Parish, Louisiana, USA |
| Died | February 16, 1935 (aged 68) Shreveport, Louisiana |
| Nationality | American |
| Political party | Democratic Party |
| Spouse(s) | Florence Smith Thomas |
| Alma mater |
Samford University |
| Occupation | Attorney; Banker |
| Religion | Baptist |
At-large members:
W.H.B. Croon
H.H. Huckaby
Henry Hunsicker
At-large members:
George Dimick
James Stuart Douglas
John McWilliams Ford
Samford University
Eastman Business College
Lee Emmett Thomas (September 23, 1866 – February 16, 1935) was an attorney and banker who served as the mayor of Shreveport in Caddo Parish, Louisiana, from 1922 to 1930. He was from 1912 to 1916 the Speaker of the Louisiana House of Representatives.
Thomas was born in Marion in Union Parish north of Ruston, a son of B. B. Thomas and the former of Susan S. George of Perry County, Alabama. Thomas was educated at the former Concord Institute in the community of Shiloh in Union Parish. He received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Baptist-affiliated Samford University, then known as Howard College in Marion, Alabama, but since located in Birmingham, Alabama. Thomas also obtained a Master of Accounts degree, a 14-week course, from the defunct Eastman Business College in Poughkeepsie, New York. Thereafter for two years he kept the books in his father's mercantile business in Farmerville, the parish seat of Union Parish. In 1889, Thomas procured his law degree from the University of Virginia at Charlottesville, Virginia.
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