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| | William T. Thomas |
 | | Thomas, who first came here in retirement from Ithaca, N. Y., in 1921, perhaps was better known locally for his strong support of the Stargazers Club, a group of amateur astronomers. |
 | | Later, with his brother, Oliver, he founded the Thomas Brothers Airplane Co. in Ithaca and the Thomas School of Aviation, which was the first such school to be chartered by the Board of Regents in New York State. |
 | | Thomas was a founder of the Aero Club of Great Britain and Ireland in 1903, a member of the Early Birds, a member of the Society of Automotive Engineers, former distrifct vice president of the Academy of Model Aeronautics, and the president of the Aero Club of Ithaca, in 1913. |
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