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Arnold Thomasos

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Clytus Arnold Thomasos
Speaker of the House of Representatives of Trinidad and Tobago
In office
29 December 1961 – 27 November 1981
Preceded byEdgar Mortimer Duke
Succeeded byMatthew Ramcharan
Personal details
Born23 July 1906
Arima
Died20 December 1990 (aged 84)
Political partyPeople's National Movement

Clytus Arnold Thomasos was a Trinidad and Tobago politician and the longest-serving Speaker of the House of Representatives.[1]

Thomasos was born on 23 July 1906[2] in Arima.[3] In the elections of 1956, he was People's National Movement's candidate for Arima constituency. He was elected as member of the Legislative Council of Trinidad and Tobago from 1956 to 1961. In October 1956 he was elected as deputy speaker of the Legislative Council.[2]

Thomasos was elected Speaker of the House of Representatives on 29 December 1961. He served almost 20 years until November 1981,[2] when he retired due to ill health.

He died on 20 December 1990.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "The Honourable Clytus Arnold Thomasos". www.ttparliament.org/. Parliament of Trinidad and Tobago.
  2. ^ a b c d "General Information 2018 - Parliament of T&T by The Art Bank Limited". issuu.com. Parliament of Trinidad and Tobago. 2 February 2023.
  3. ^ "Personalities Caribbean". Personalities Limited. 1977.