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Lysander Thomas
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Thomas in 1926
18th Premier of the Hope Province
In office
14 December 1936 – 13 February 1939
GovernorThaddeus Crace
Preceded byDonald Bexley
Succeeded byHendrik de Villiers
Member of the Hope Province Legislative Assembly for Port Hope
In office
22 July 1935 – 13 February 1939
Preceded byJ. M. Barr
Succeeded bySeat vacant
Personal details
Born(1899-02-14)February 14, 1899
Tormouth, Hope Province
DiedFebruary 13, 1939(1939-02-13) (aged 39)
Provincial House, Burnaby
Cause of deathAssasination
Political partyLiberal
Spouse
Alexandra Hepworth-Whykeham (m. 1923)
Children3
ParentSir Gwilym Thomas
EducationSpringbank College
Alma mater
Profession
  • Lawyer
  • Politician
Military service
Allegiance Dominion of Satavia
Branch/serviceSatavia Royal Satavian Navy
Years of service1927-1935
RankLieutenant commander
CommandsHMSS Bullhorn
HMSS Rhea
Battles/warsGreat War
AwardsKing's Gallantry Medal
Great War Medal
Mentioned in dispatches (2)

Lysander Rupert Gwilym Thomas CS OG GWM (14 February 1899 – 13 February 1939) was a Satavian politician, lawyer and naval officer who served as the 18th Premier of the Hope Province from December 1936 until his assasination during the February Coup in 1939. Like his father, Sir Gwilym Thomas (who served as Premier of the Hope Province from 1914 to 1920), Thomas was a member of the Liberal Party and served as the leader of the Hope Province Liberal Party whilst he was premier.

Thomas was born in Tormouth, Hope Province to wealthy upper middle class parents. His father, Gwilym Thomas, was a career politician who served as Premier of the Hope Province for six years between 1914 and 1920, and later served as High Comissioner to the Kingdom of Estmere immediately before and during the Great War. Thomas' mother, Violet (neé Norwood) was the daughter of Conservative politician and long-serving Premier Sir Hector Norwood. Thomas was the youngest of six children; he had four older sisters and one older brother, Jack. Thomas was educated at Springbank College and later studied law at the University of Port Hope, and then went on to study for a masters at Queen's College, Morwall. Called to the bar aged 23 in 1922, Thomas began his career as a solicitor at Laterlinks working in Morwall. With the outbreak of the Great War, Thomas returned to Satavia to volunteer in the Royal Satavian Navy, and received his commission in January 1928; he later saw action at the Battle of Cape Devon and saw extensive service throughout the war.

Returning to Satavia upon its liberation in 1935,