Jerry Thomasson
| Jerry Kreth Thomasson | |
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| Arkansas State Representative from Clark County | |
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In office 1963–1966 |
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| Personal details | |
| Born |
October 17, 1931 Arkadelphia, Clark County Arkansas, USA |
| Died | April 29, 2007 (aged 75) |
| Political party | Democrat-turned-Republican (1966) |
| Spouse(s) | Dortha Juanita Yates Thomasson (married 1960-2007, his death) |
| Children | Two children |
| Residence | Arkadelphia, Arkansas |
| Alma mater |
Arkadelphia High School |
| Occupation | Attorney |
Arkadelphia High School
Henderson State University
Jerry Kreth Thomasson (October 17, 1931 — April 29, 2007) was a Democratic member of the Arkansas House of Representatives, who in 1966 switched to the Republican Party and ran unsuccessfully for attorney general in 1966 and 1968 on the ticket of Winthrop Rockefeller.
Thomasson was born in Arkadelphia, the seat of staunchly Democratic Clark County in south central Arkansas, to Joseph Baron Thomasson and the former Gertrude Dean.
He graduated in 1949 from Arkadelphia High School and attended Henderson State Teachers College there. He was a veteran of the Korean War. In 1959, he received his Juris Doctor degree from the University of Arkansas School of Law at Little Rock.
In 1960, Thomasson married Dortha Juanita Yates (born July 6, 1937). The couple wed in Bismarck in Hot Spring County and had a son and a daughter.
Thomasson was in private law practice for eight years with Huie, Huie & Thomasson in Arkadelphia. He was a referee for the Arkansas Workmen’s Compensation Commission from 1960–1961. From 1959–1960, Thomasson was the librarian of the Arkansas Supreme Court when James Douglas Johnson of Conway was an associate justice. Thomasson was also a past chairman for the Legal Aid Committee of the Arkansas Bar Association.
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