Thomas Euclid Rains (November 24, 1920[2] – August 27, 2000) was an American politician. He served as a Democratic member for the 26th district of the Alabama House of Representatives.[1][3][4]
Euclid Rains | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Alabama House of Representatives from the 26th district | |
| In office 1978–1990 | |
| Preceded by | Hinton Mitchem |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Thomas Euclid Rains November 24, 1920 DeKalb County, Alabama, U.S. |
| Died | August 27, 2000 (aged 79) Geraldine, Alabama, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse | Nell Rains[1] |
| Alma mater | Jacksonville State University |
Rain was born in DeKalb County, Alabama,[5] the son of Annie Ruth Slate and Thomas Rains. At the age of five, Rains became blind after an accident that involved scissors, causing damage to his left eye.[5] He was diagnosed with sympathetic ophthalmia in the right eye at the age of seven.[5][6]
Rains attended at the Alabama Institute for the Deaf and Blind, from which he graduated in 1941.[5][7] He then attended Jacksonville State University, graduating in 1944.[5] Rains's decision to attend the university came after his mother read newspaper articles to him.[8]
After college, Rains started a manufacturing business.[5]
In 1978, Rains was elected to represent the 26th district in the Alabama House of Representatives,[5] succeeding Hinton Mitchem. In 1990, Rains decided not to run for re-election.[1]
Rains wrote a memoir about his young years titled I'm Not Afraid of the Dark.[5][9]
Rains died in August 2000 of a single-vehicle collision next to his home in Geraldine, Alabama, along with his wife, Nell.[1] He was 79 at the time.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b c d e "T. Euclid Rains, wife dead at 79". Pensacola News Journal. Pensacola, Florida. Associated Press. August 28, 2000. p. 19. Retrieved September 24, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "House Roster of the Alabama House of Representatives", Alabama Legislature
- ^ Tatalovich, Raymond (October 17, 2014). Nativism Reborn?: The Official English Language Movement and the American States. University Press of Kentucky. p. 183. ISBN 9780813156590 – via Google Books.
- ^ "Braddock's Federal-State-local Government Directory: Volume 2", University of Michigan, Braddock Publications, p. 4, 1984
- ^ a b c d e f g h Elstrom, Clifford (July 10, 2012), Undaunted by Blindness, 2nd Edition, pp. 215–216
- ^ Stroud, Allen (February 14, 2017). "Former AL legislature's kids talk parents' courtship". WAFF. Retrieved September 24, 2022.
- ^ "Dedication scheduled today". The Gadsden Times. May 30, 2003. Retrieved September 24, 2022.
- ^ Smith, Buffy (June 2000). "Euclid Rains Returns To JSU After 56 Years". Jacksonville State University. Retrieved September 24, 2022.
- ^ "Rains' inspirational autobiography hits the mark". The Anniston Star. Anniston, Alabama. December 14, 2000. p. 32. Retrieved September 24, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
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