Arnold Thomasos Explained

Clytus Arnold Thomasos
Office1:Speaker of the House of Representatives of Trinidad and Tobago
Term Start1:29 December 1961
Term End1:27 November 1981
Predecessor1:Edgar Mortimer Duke
Successor1:Matthew Ramcharan
Birth Date:23 July 1906
Birth Place:Arima
Death Date:20 December 1990 (aged 84)
Party:People'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.

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

He died on 20 December 1990.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: The Honourable Clytus Arnold Thomasos . www.ttparliament.org/ . Parliament of Trinidad and Tobago.
  2. Web site: General Information 2018 - Parliament of T&T by The Art Bank Limited . issuu.com . Parliament of Trinidad and Tobago . en . 2 February 2023.
  3. Web site: Personalities Caribbean . Personalities Limited . en . 1977.