Jim Thomas: National FFA President 1959–60
Georgia · No. 33 of 100 · National FFA President 1959–60
At a Glance
- Office: National FFA President, 1959–60 (No. 33 of 100)
- Home state: Georgia
- Later work: Not documented in the public sources this site could reach
Jim Thomas of Georgia served as National FFA President in 1959–60. The official list of past national presidents records the name, state and term. This page adds the surrounding FFA history and says plainly where the record runs out.
FFA Around This Term
Jim Thomas followed Adin Hester and was succeeded by Lyle Carpenter in the line of national presidents.
FFA’s own history timeline records these developments in the surrounding years:
- 1958: The New Farmers of America received a Certificate of Appreciation from the Infantile Paralysis Foundation.
- 1959: The first National FFA Center was dedicated in Alexandria, Virginia, and the first National Leadership Training Conference was held.
What the Record Does Not Show
This site found no biography, obituary, interview or news profile that ties Jim Thomas to a later career, and it does not guess. State FFA archives, convention proceedings and local newspapers from the period may hold more; this page will be updated when verified sources are found. If you have documents or can correct this page, the About page explains how to send them.
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