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Thomas Guthrie

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Thomas Guthrie
Full name Thomas Charles Guthrie
Physical information
Species Human
Gender Male
Hair color and style Blonde
Eye color Brown
Biographical information
Date of birth 1711 AN (42 AN years old)
Place of birth Aerla Andersonville, Aerla
Residence(s) Noursala
Nationality
Occupation President of Aerla

(WIP) Thomas Charles Guthrie (b. 1711 AN is an Aerlan politician who is currently serving as the fourth President of Aerla after his victory in the 1750 Presidential Election. The first President born after Aerlan independence,he served as an Assemblyman for Andersonville Parish after the assassination of Louis Bose by the People's Revolutionary Armed Forces in 1736 AN, being the youngest person elected to the National Assembly in the nation's history.

Biography

Early Life

Thomas Guthrie was born in 1711 AN to Emanuel and Lisa (née Altmann) Guthrie in Andersonville, a working-class suburb of Noursala. His father worked as the town clerk for Andersonville, while his mother worked as a secretary for a local law firm.

After graduating high school and completing his mandatory year of service in the Grand Army of Aerla, Guthrie would receive a M.S. in Psychology from the University of Noursala. Intending to work in the mental health field, he surprising entered politics as a member of the Andersonville parishal Board of Representatives in 1731 AN.

National Assembly Career

Presidential Term

The Reformist Bloc, coming off back-to-back electoral defeats, decided that a new course needed to be taken. Their previous two candidates, Anthony Solomon and Victor Mara, where elderly members of the Fitzroy cabinet, and therefore did not resonate well with the young liberal voter base of the party. The Reformist National Convention, noticing Guthrie's fast rise through the political hierarchy, endorsed him as candidate for the 1750 Presidential Election. He was noted by Conservative candidate Brandon Greiss, a seasoned cabinet minister, to be an exceptionally fierce opponent in debates.

Guthrie and the Reformist Bloc would win a resounding victory in the 1750 Elections, receiving 72% of the popular vote in the Presidential Election.