Chrysler Thomas (September 12, 1934 – February 11, 2013) was a Grenadian politician. Thomas served as a member of the Parliament of Grenada representing the Saint Patrick East constituency from December 1976 until the overthrow of the government by the New Jewel Movement on March 13, 1979.[1] He also served as the Ministry of Agriculture while a member of the House of Representatives of Grenada.[2]
Chrysler Thomas | |
|---|---|
| Member of Parliament for Saint Patrick East | |
| In office December 1976 – March 1979 | |
| Preceded by | Constituency created |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 12 September 1934 Mt. Rose, British Windward Islands |
| Died | 11 February 2013 (aged 78) New York City, United States |
| Political party | Grenada United Labour Party |
Thomas was born as the oldest of three children on September 12, 1934, in Mt. Rose, Saint Patrick Parish, Grenada.[2] He married his wife, Agatha Wells, on Trinidad against the will of his parents the marriage produced had four children.[2] His wife, Agatha, died in 1973 and he married his second wife, Lydia Jack, with whom he had two children.[2]
Thomas was arrested and imprisoned by the People's Revolutionary Government (PRC), led by Maurice Bishop, on March 15, 1979, two days after the revolution.[1] He was held as a political prisoner by the PRC for nearly two years.[1] He fled to the United States following his release from prison.[1] He joined his wife, Lydia, in New York City's borough of Brooklyn, where she had moved after his arrest.[2] Thomas found employment as a security officer at John F. Kennedy International Airport in Queens, New York.[2]
Thomas died in New York City on February 11, 2013, at the age of 78.[2]
References
edit- ^ a b c d "Chrysler Thomas former Parliamentary Rep. for St. Patrick's East 1976-1979 dies". Spiceislander.com. 2013-02-16. Retrieved 2013-03-02.
- ^ a b c d e f g "Former Member of Parliament laid to rest in New York". Spiceislander.com. 2013-02-19. Retrieved 2013-03-02.