Thomas Guthrie
| Thomas Guthrie | |
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| Full name | Thomas Charles Guthrie |
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| Physical information | |
| Species | Human |
| Gender | Male |
| Hair color and style | Blonde |
| Eye color | Brown |
| Biographical information | |
| Date of birth | 1711 AN (40 AN years old) |
| Place of birth |
 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 go on to receive his M.S. in Psychology from the University of Noursala. During his time in university, he would begin to enter politics as the President of the Student Government in 1732 AN. After completing his degree, he would work in a clerical position for Andersonville's Representative, Louis Bose. Bose noted in Guthrie a hard working and dedicated mind, stating in conversations with his colleagues that he saw a bright political future for Guthrie.
National Assembly Career
Louis Bose would be tragically be assassinated a little over a year after Guthrie began working for him in late 1736 AN, when a PRAF gunman shot him and another one of his secretaries, Vivian Summers. Many of Bose's colleagues called for the now 25 year old Guthrie to succeed him in the National Assembly. Guthrie accepted, and was duly elected to fill Bose's seat in a tight victory. This made Guthrie the youngest person in Aerla's history to be elected to the National Assembly.
Guthrie would become a fierce opponent of Michel Sabbagh and his policies after the Conservative victory in the 1740 Election. He was an outspoken critic of the Energy Independence Act, 1744, citing at as "The worst legislation in Aerlan history."
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 in Sabbagh's government, 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.
