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Gordon L. Thomas (December 4, 1914 - October 15, 1997) was the mayor of East Lansing, Michigan from 1961-71. He was a Democratic candidate for delegate to a constitutional convention to rewrite the Michigan Constitution during 1961–1962 from Ingham County 2nd District.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Index to Politicians "T" )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=List of Delegates to 1961-62 Michigan Constitutional Convention )〕 His service as mayor of East Lansing in the 1960s was amid college-town student civil rights and anti-war protests. He was president of the Michigan Municipal League and served as a member of the executive board of the National League of Cities. ==Biography== Gordon Thomas was born in Orpington, England in 1914; his forebearers included William Bevil Thomas, Newfoundland merchant, and William Thomas, member of the Newfoundland Parliament. Young Thomas immigrated to the United States as a boy. He graduated from the Oxford, Michigan High School and earned a bachelor's degree from Albion College, a master’s degree from Michigan State University (MSU) and a Ph.D. from Northwestern University. He married Phyllis Lenzner in 1941 and they had two children, David and Kathleen. He is the grandfather of Marc Thomas, elected Ingham County Commissioner representing East Lansing, Michigan, from 2003-2009. He was a congregationalist.〔(''U.S. Congregationalist Politicians and American Politicians who were Members of the United Church of Christ'' Famous Congregationalists and members of the United Church of Christ (UCC). )〕 Dr. Thomas joined the MSU faculty after returning from U.S. Army service in World War II and served as Communications Professor until he retired in 1983. In addition to teaching, Dr. Thomas served in other roles at MSU, including as Associate Dean for the College of Communications Arts and Sciences from 1970–73, and as Secretary for Academic Governance from 1973-1983. Dr. Thomas was elected to the East Lansing City Council in 1959, and served as the 17th Mayor of East Lansing from 1961 to 1971, becoming the city's longest-serving mayor. He was preceded in office by Harold F. Pletz (1959–61) and succeeded by Wilbur B. Brookover (1971–75).〔(Political Graveyard, Mayors of East Lansing, Michigan. )〕 He was also president of the Michigan Municipal League in 1966-67 and served on the Executive Board of the National League of Cities from 1968-1971.〔Who's Who in the Midwest, 1976-77 (15th edition), p. 736 and "Biographical Information", Department of Information Services, Michigan State University, 1983.〕 "Mayor Gordon L. Thomas of East Lansing, the new President of the Michigan Municipal League, is a well-known authority on parliamentary procedure and a professor of speech, in addition to being active in League affairs."〔"Presidential Profile," Michigan Municipal Review, June 1966, p. 151.〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Gordon Thomas (politician)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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