Reese Samuel Thomas

Reese Samuel Thomas, also known as R. S. Thomas, was an American politician from Georgia. He served in the Georgia State Senate as a Republican from 1963 to 1965.

Early life

Thomas was born on June 3, 1918, in Dalton, Georgia, to Sam W. Thomas and Ellen Thomas. He graduated from Pleasant Grove High School in 1935.

Thomas was elected in a special election following the vacancy of the previous senator, Charles A. Pannell. He won the special election, 3,275 to 2,348 votes, defeating James H. Phillips. He was defeated for reelection in 1964, losing to W. W. Fincher Jr.

Thomas married his wife, Margaret Strickland, on August 31, 1941. Together they had three children. He died on July 14, 2011, aged 93.