Elbert Duncan Thomas

Elbert Duncan Thomas (1883–1953) was a Democratic Party politician from Utah. He represented Utah in the United States Senate from 1933 until 1951. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Year 1883 (MDCCCLXXXIII) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Saturday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... Year 1953 (MCMLIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Democratic Party is one of two major political parties in the United States, the other being the Republican Party. ... The Politics series Politics Portal This box:      A politician is an individual who is a formally recognized and active member of a government, or a person who influences the way a society is governed through an understanding of political power and group dynamics. ... This article is about the U.S. state. ... This article is about the U.S. state. ... Federal courts Supreme Court Chief Justice Associate Justices Elections Presidential elections Midterm elections Political Parties Democratic Republican Third parties State & Local government Governors Legislatures (List) State Courts Local Government Other countries Politics Portal      The United States Senate is one of the two chambers of the bicameral United States Congress, the... 1933 (MCMXXXIII) was a common year starting on Sunday. ... Year 1951 (MCMLI) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...

He was born in Salt Lake City, Utah on June 17,1883 to Caroline Stockdale and Richard Kendall Thomas. He was the fifth of twelve children. His parents loved the Arts, especially the Theater. They built the first Children's Playhouse west of the Mississippi River in a barn on their property. It was named the Barnacle. Elbert was involved in many plays held for the public in the Barnacle. His father, Richard was involved in local government and held conventions and policial rallies at the barnacle. This may have been where young Elbert learned that he had a civic responsibility. Later his family moved from the 400 S. block of West Temple, also known as Kendall Terrace, to 137 N. West Temple in Salt Lake City, across from the current Conference Center of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. This home is on the Historical Landmark Registry. He served a mission to Japan, for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. He was one of the first missionaries sent to Japan. He served his mission from 1907-1912 with his wife. Their first child, a daughter, Chiyo, was born to them while there. Elbert developed a deep love for the Japanese people that would stay with him his entire life. He attended the University of Utah and University of California, Berkeley. He taught Latin, Greek and Japanese culture, as well as being a Politial Science and History professor and eventually an Administrator on the Board of Regents at the University of Utah for many years. Salt Lake City is the capital and the most populous city of the U.S. state of Utah. ... For other usages see Theatre (disambiguation) Theater (American English) or Theatre (British English and widespread usage among theatre professionals in the US) is that branch of the performing arts concerned with acting out stories in front of an audience using combinations of speech, gesture, music, dance, sound and spectacle &#8212... For the river in Canada, see Mississippi River (Ontario). ... The Salt Lake Temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is Salt Lake Citys top tourist draw. ... The title Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints can refer to: the Church of Christ (Mormonism), the first church organization within the Latter Day Saint movement; The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, the largest denomination within the Latter Day Saint movement; the Church of Jesus... The University of Utah (also The U or the U of U or the UU), located in Salt Lake City, is the flagship public research university in the state of Utah, and one of 10 institutions that make up the Utah System of Higher Education. ... Sather tower (the Campanile) looking out over the San Francisco Bay and Mount Tamalpais. ... The University of Utah (also The U or the U of U or the UU), located in Salt Lake City, is the flagship public research university in the state of Utah, and one of 10 institutions that make up the Utah System of Higher Education. ...

He married Edna Harker on June 25, 1907 in the Salt Lake City Temple. Together, they had 3 daughters. Edna died in 1942, and Elbert later met and married Ethel Evans in 1946 in the Salt Lake City Temple. In 1951, he was appointed to be High Commissioner over the United States Trust Territories of the Pacific. Elbert died in Honolulu, Hawaii on February 11, 1953. He was buried in the Thomas family plot in the Salt Lake City Cemetery, near Brigham Young's statue and family plot. Wikimedia Commons has multimedia related to: Temple Square Salt Lake Temple is the centerpiece of the 10-acre Temple Square in Salt Lake City, Utah. ... Wikimedia Commons has multimedia related to: Temple Square Salt Lake Temple is the centerpiece of the 10-acre Temple Square in Salt Lake City, Utah. ... Honolulu as seen from the International Space Station Honolulu is the largest city and the capital of the U.S. state of Hawai‘i. ... Official language(s) English, Hawaiian Capital Honolulu Largest city Honolulu Area  Ranked 43rd  - Total 10,931 sq mi (29,311 km²)  - Width n/a miles (n/a km)  - Length 1,522 miles (2,450 km)  - % water 41. ... The Salt Lake City Cemetery is in the Avenues neighborhood of Salt Lake City, Utah. ... See also, Brigham Young University Brigham Young (June 1, 1801 – August 29, 1877) was a leader in the Latter Day Saint movement. ...

He was first elected to the Senate as a Democrat in 1932, defeating Republican Reed Smoot. Elbert felt compelled to run against Smoot, (who Elbert admired as a person and Church leader and friend)because of policies Smoot had penned and had passed that hurt the Japanese people. Little did he know, just ten years after he was first elected, the United States would be at war with Japan. Senator Thomas always remembered it was Japan and the empiralistic ideals, not the Japanese people that America was at war with. He expressed this difference and complete solidarity with the United States war efforts, and tried to diffuse the hate felt by many Americans towards anyone of Japanese descent. During World War II, he was quite open with his love for the Japanese people, and his utter disgust of the Japanese government. He also spoke out against the conditions in germany and the anti immigration laws against the Jews trying to escape Germany He served on the Committee on Education and Labor, of which he was the Chairman, the Committee on Military Affairs, the Mines and Mining Committee and the Committee on Labor and Public Welfare. Thomas served three terms before being defeated for reelection by Wallace F. Bennett in 1950. The Democratic Party is one of two major political parties in the United States, the other being the Republican Party. ... Year 1932 (MCMXXXII) was a leap year starting on Friday (the link will display full 1932 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Republican Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States of America, along with the Democratic Party. ... Sen. ... // America usually means either: The Americas, the lands and regions of the Western hemisphere, often divided into North America and South America The United States of America. ... Combatants Allied powers: China France Great Britain Soviet Union United States and others Axis powers: Germany Italy Japan and others Commanders Chiang Kai-shek Charles de Gaulle Winston Churchill Joseph Stalin Franklin Roosevelt Adolf Hitler Benito Mussolini Hideki Tōjō Casualties Military dead: 17,000,000 Civilian dead: 33,000... Senator Wallace Foster Bennett (1898–1993) was a United States Senator from Utah. ... Year 1950 (MCML) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...