Hometown: Lexington, KY (High)
Position: C-F Playing Height: 5-10
Date of Birth: September 4, 1896
Date of Death: October 16, 1956
Legal Name: Henry C. Thomas
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Game by Game Statistics
Kentucky Career Notes:
Multi-Sport Player [Baseball]
Post-UK Career Notes:
Served in the Military
| Season | Games Played | Total Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1917-18 | 12 | 130 |
| 1918-19 | 13 | 97 |
| Total | 25 | 227 |
Obituary - Henry C. Thomas, Auto Company President, Dies, Arkansas Gazette (October 17, 1956)
Henry Castleman Thomas, aged 60, of 1706 North Beech Street, president of the Thomas Auto Company at 800 Spring Street, died Tuesday at his home.
Mr. Thomas was a native of New Castle, Ky., and a graduate of the University of Kentucky where he was outstanding in athletics. Mr. Thomas served in the Navy during World War I. He obtained a new car dealership franchise in 1919.
Mr. Thomas was a charter member of the Arkansas Automobile Dealers Association and was its president in 1935 and again in 1945. He was director the state group from 1934 to 1946 and was a charter member of the AADA Insurance and Welfare group, which he served as director.
He was appointed to the Arkansas Motor Vehicle Commission in 1955 as a representative of the Fifth Congressional District. Mr. Thomas was a member of the Second Baptist Church, Riverdale Country Club and the Partridge Hunting and Fishing Club.
Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Martha Hill Thomas of Little Rock; two daughters, Miss Mary Ruth Thomas of Little Rock and Mrs. Henry Yost of Amherst, Mass.; two brothers, Raymond Thomas of Little Rock and William O. Thomas of Newport News Va., and a sister, Mrs. Emma T. Golden of Jacksonville, Fla.
Funeral will be a 2 p.m. Wednesday at Ruebel Funeral Home by Rev. Dale Cowling. Pallbearers will be Charles Beardsley, George Benjamin, W.E. Bale, Henry C. Lanehart, John Schmelzer, Lindsey Thomas, Dr. Ewell I. Thompson and Frank R. Thurmond. Honorary pallbearers will be employees of the Thomas Auto Company, Little Rock Automotive Dealers Association, and member of the Finance Committee and Building Committee of the Second Baptist Church. Burial will be at Roselawn Memorial Park. The family requests that no flowers be sent.
Obituary - Thomas Auto Company Head Dies, Arkansas Democrat (October 16, 1956)
Short Illness Fatal to Henry Thomas, Veteran Dealer
Henry Castleman Thomas, 60, 1706 N. Beech, president and general manager of Thomas Auto Co., died in his home early today after a brief illness.
Mr. Thomas entered the retail automobile business in Little Rock in 1919. He was twice elected president of the Arkansas Automobile Dealers Association, in 1935 and 1945, and served as a director of the organization from 1934 through 1946.
He was appointed by Governor Faubus in 1955 as a member of the Arkansas Motor Vehicle Commission, representing the 5th Congressional District.
A native of New Castle, Ky., Mr. Thomas attended the University of Kentucky, where he played on the varsity baseball and basketball teams. He was a veteran of World War I.
Mr. Thomas was an active member of the 2nd Baptist Church, where he served on the finance and building committee. He was a charter member of Riverdale Country Club, and a member of the board of trustees of the AADA Insurance Trust Fund and the Partridge Hunting and Fishing Club.
Survivors include his widow, Mrs. Martha Hill Thomas; two daughters, Mrs. Henry Yost, Amherst, Mass., and Miss Mary Ruth Thomas, Little Rock; a son, Arthur Henry Thomas, Little Rock; two brothers, Raymond Thomas, Little Rock,, and William Owen Thomas, Newport News, Va., and a sister, Mrs. Emma T. Golden, Jacksonville, Fla.
Funeral services will be conducted at 2 p.m. tomorrow in the Ruebel Funeral Home by Dr. Dale Cowling. Burial will be in Roselawn.
The family requested that no flowers be sent.
Officials of the Arkansas Automobile Dealers Association expressed shock at hte death of Mr. Thomas.
"It comes as a great shock to the host of friends Henry Thomas has throughout the automotive industry," George Benjamin, executive vice president of AADA, said.
"He was the oldest Chrysler dealer in Arkansas. He had served on the AADA board since its beginning and was one of the most esteemed and ethical dealers in Arkansas."
"He was not only an outstanding retail automobile dealer but was also an active man in civic work and in church affairs in Little Rock."
In a statement expressing regret over the death of Mr. Thomas, Governor Faubus said: "Arkansas has lost a fine and outstanding citizen who has made a great contribution to his profession, his community and his state."
