Nicholas W. Thomas was born in Jenkintown (now part of Philadelphia), Philadelphia County, Pa., on May 23, 1810. He was the son of Joseph and Eleanor Thomas. He married Arminda Barnard, they had four children.

He was a member of the Whig Party (United States)

Whig Party (United States)

The Whig Party was a political party of the United States during the era of Jacksonian democracy. Considered integral to the Second Party System and operating from the early 1830s to the mid-1850s, the party was formed in opposition to the policies of President Andrew Jackson and his Democratic...

. He was elected Mayor of Cincinnati, Ohio

Cincinnati, Ohio

Cincinnati is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio. Cincinnati is the county seat of Hamilton County. Settled in 1788, the city is located to north of the Ohio River at the Ohio-Kentucky border, near Indiana. The population within city limits is 296,943 according to the 2010 census, making it Ohio's...

, 1857-59.

Mayor Thomas died March 27, 1864. His interment was at Spring Grove Cemetery

Spring Grove Cemetery

Spring Grove Cemetery and Arboretum is a nonprofit garden cemetery and arboretum located at 4521 Spring Grove Avenue, Cincinnati, Ohio. It is the second largest cemetery in the United States and is recognized as a U.S. National Historic Landmark....

, in Cincinnati, Ohio.

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