Name A. Thomas | ||
Alfred Vedam Thomas (9 August 1891-1968) was an Indian businessman and politician, and a Member of the Legislative Assembly.
A child of Abraham Moses, A. V. Thomas was born in Badulla on 9 August 1891 and educated in Idaiyangudi and Sawyerpuram. He married Sugirtham in 1921 and with her had a son and three daughters. He was a Christian from the Nadar caste.
Thomas was a labour contractor who became a plantation owner and founded the AVT Group in 1925. He was President of Alleppy Municipal Council between 1937—40, chairman of the Indian Rubber Board between 1947 and 1949, and again from 1950 until at least 1951. He also served on a Royal Commission during World War II.
Thomas was elected to the Tamil Nadu legislative assembly as an Indian National Congress (INC) candidate from Radhapuram constituency in the 1957 election. He had previously been a Member of Parliament elected to the Lok Sabha from Srivaikuntam constituency, Tamil Nadu, as an INC candidate in the 1951 election.
Thomas died in 1968.