John Warren Thomas[1]
Norfolk County, Massachusetts Sheriff
In office
January 1, 1857[1] – January 1, 1878[1]
Preceded byThomas Adams
Succeeded byRufus Corbin Wood
Norfolk County, Massachusetts Sheriff
In office
1852[1]–1853[1]
Appointed byGeorge S. Boutwell
Preceded byThomas Adams
Succeeded byThomas Adams
Personal details
BornApril 1, 1815[1]
Weymouth, Massachusetts[1]
DiedJuly 20, 1888[1]
Political partyDemocratic
Free Soil
Republican[1]
SpouseSarah Blanchard[1]
ChildrenJohn Warren Thomas, Jr., born November 14, 1849[1]
OccupationShoemaker[1]

John Warren Thomas (April 1, 1815 - July 20, 1888)[1] was a shoemaker,[1] and politician who twice served as the Sheriff of Norfolk County, Massachusetts, first for one year, from 1852 to 1853, and again for 21 years, from 1857 to 1878.[2]

Personal life

Thomas, the son of Andrew Thomas, was born in Weymouth, Massachusetts, on April 1, 1815. Thomas received his education in the Weymouth public schools.[1] He was a Congregationalist.[1]

Thomas died on July 20, 1888, at the age of 73.[1] His portrait is in the collection of the Dedham Historical Society.[3]

Political career

In 1852 Thomas was elected to represent Weymouth in the Massachusetts House of Representatives, and in 1853 he was elected to serve as a member of the Massachusetts Constitutional Convention.[1]

In 1852 Thomas was appointed Norfolk County sheriff by Massachusetts governor George S. Boutwell. The next year Thomas was removed from office for political reasons by Boutwell's successor John H. Clifford[1] In 1856 the state law was changed and the office of sheriff became an elected, rather than appointed position, Thomas received the nominations of both the American and Republican parties.[1] Thomas was elected by a plurality of three thousand, and a majority of twenty five hundred votes over the Democratic and (Fillmore) American party candidate Edward Potter.[1] Thomas was once again sworn as the Norfolk County sheriff on January 1, 1857.[1] Thomas continued in office until January 1, 1878, winning each triennial election until he declined to run again due to failing health.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 Cutter, William Richard (1908), William Richard Cutter (ed.), Genealogical and Personal Memoirs Relating to the Families of Boston and Eastern Massachusetts, Vol. I, New York, NY: Lewis Historical Pub. Co., pp. 1873–1874
  2. ↑ "History". Norfolk County Sheriff's Office. Archived from the original on December 23, 2016. Retrieved October 25, 2016.
  3. ↑ "Old Dedham". Boston Post. April 2, 1890. p. 3 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon


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