Thomas, Lera Millard, 1900-1993
Lera Millard Thomas (August 3, 1900 – July 23, 1993) was an American politician who served as U.S. Representative in Congress representing the Eighth District of Texas from 1966 to 1967, after the death of her husband, Congressman Albert Thomas. She was the first woman to represent Texas in the U.S. House of Representatives. After leaving Congress, she founded Millard's Crossing Historic Village.
Born Lera Millard in Nacogdoches, Texas, she attended Brenau College in Gainesville, Georgia, and the University of Alabama before marrying Albert Thomas in 1922. The couple moved from Nacogdoches to Houston, where Albert took a position as assistant U.S. district attorney for the southern district of Texas. Albert was elected to the first of his fifteen terms in the U.S. House of Representatives in 1936. Lera Thomas raised their family in Washington, DC, and often commuted back to Houston for events in the district. Her husband served in the House until his death in February 1966.
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