Constituency : Anglesey 1886-95
Thomas succeeded Richard Davies who had joined the Liberal Unionists and declined to stand again. He won by 296 votes over the Conservatives.
Thomas was the son of a tenant farmer . He was educated at Llanfechell Village School . He was a Calvinistic Methodist flour manufacturer. He travelled widely to Egypt, Palestine, America and India.
Thomas was a popular platform speaker in North Wales but rarely made his presence felt in the Commons.
Thomas became chairman of Lloyd George's gold mining venture.
In 1892 Thomas defeated the former Beaumaris MP Morgan Lloyd, now standing for the Liberal Unionists by 1,718 votes. He declared his intention not to stand again in 1894.
He died in 1897 aged 76.
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