Robert Lindsay Thomas (born November 20, 1943) is an American politician and businessman. Thomas was born in

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, Georgia and graduated from Patterson High School in 1961. He attended Gordon Military Academy in Barnesville for one year and graduated from the

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with a

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degree in 1966. After college, Thomas served in the

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from 1966 until 1972 and was in the 165th Tactical Airlift Group. He also worked as an investment banker and a farmer at Grace Acres Farm, a family owned farm in Screven, Georgia. The political career of Thomas consisted of five consecutive terms in the

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beginning with the 98th United States Congress and ending in 1992 when he chose not to seek reelection. He was a

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. Following his congressional service, Thomas served as the director of state governmental affairs for the

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and president and chief executive officer of the

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. In 2002, he was appointed Senior Vice President of Governmental Relations for

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. Thomas maintains residences in Atlanta and

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References

AGL Resources Bio for R. Lindsay Thomas

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* 1943 births Living people 20th-century American businesspeople American investment bankers People from Pierce County, Georgia Democratic Party members of the United States House of Representatives from Georgia (U.S. state) Farmers from Georgia (U.S. state) Georgia National Guard personnel University of Georgia alumni United States Air Force airmen {{US-business-bio-1940s-stub