Fremont County, History of Colorado, BIOS: THOMAS, John Philemon, Jr. (published 1918)
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"History of Colorado", edited by Wilbur Fisk Stone, published by The S. J. 
Clarke Publishing Co. (1918)  Vol. II


p. 431




	JOHN PHILEMON THOMAS, JR.

	The legal fraternity of Canon City, Colorado, le well represented 
by John Philemon Thomas, Jr., who is there engaged in practice and 
already enjoys a considerable clientage although he is comparatively 
speaking a young man. He was born in Rockvale, Colorado, May 7, 1887, 
and is a son of John P. and Elizabeth (Da vies) Thomas. The family came 
to this state in 1881, locating at Rockvale. The father is a mining man 
by profession, enjoying a considerable reputation as an expert, and has 
been connected for years with the Colorado Fuel & Iron Company as 
division superintendent. He is now located at Trinidad. Both he and his 
wife are living and in their family are two sons and four daughters, of 
whom John P. is the second child in order of birth.

	In the acquirement of his preliminary education John P. Thomas, 
Jr., attended the public and high schools at Glenwood Springs, 
remaining in the latter institution for three years. He then entered 
Denver University, from which he graduated with the class of 1911. He 
was connected with Charles Hayden at Walsenburg, Colorado, for a short 
time, but since 1912 has been established in Canon City, where he 
enjoys a continually increasing practice.

	On May 23, 1916, Mr. Thomas was united in marriage to Elsie May 
Kennedy, of Canon City, Colorado, and they have become parents of a 
daughter, Alice Elizabeth.

	Politically Mr. Thomas is a republican and his prominence in his 
county is evident from the fact that he is at present serving as 
chairman of the republican county central committee. He is loyal to the 
principles of his party and stanchly supports its candidates and 
measures. Deeply patriotic, he gives much of his time to war service, 
being active in the Liberty Loan campaigns and other war measures. He 
was a member of the Colorado National Guard from August 24, 1915, until 
August 25, 1916, when he was discharged, and it is therefore but 
natural that he is deeply interested in the army. He is now serving as 
a Four Minute man and everything that pertains to the development of 
the state is near his heart. He is also clerk of the local draft board, 
rendering in that way valuable service to his country. His church 
association is with the Methodist organization and he is helpfully 
interested in its work, while fraternally he is connected with the 
Masons, being a past master of the blue lodge and high priest of the 
chapter. His unvarying interest in local affairs is evidenced by the 
fact that he is a member of the Business Men's Association, in the 
development of the plans of which organization he takes active part, 
and he also belongs to the Boosters Club. In a word, John P. Thomas, 
Jr., is a young attorney who has achieved some success in the practice 
of law and takes an active interest in many other things, pertaining to 
Canon City and Fremont county, where he has been engaged in the 
practice of law for the past six years.