Euclid Rains | |
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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 Geraldine, Alabama, U.S. | (aged 79)
Political party | Democratic |
Spouse | Nell Rains [1] |
Alma mater | Jacksonville State University |
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]
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]
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 Geraldine, Alabama, U.S. | (aged 79)
Political party | Democratic |
Spouse | Nell Rains [1] |
Alma mater | Jacksonville State University |
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]
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]