In April 1943 a confidential analysis of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee by British scholar Isaiah Berlin for the British Foreign Office characterized Thomas as : Thomas was among twelve nominated at the 1944 Democratic National Convention to serve as Franklin D. Roosevelt 's running mate in the presidential election that year . He served three terms before being defeated for reelection by Wallace F. Bennett in 1950 . In 1951 , he was appointed High Commissioner over the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands . Elbert died in Honolulu , Hawaii Territory on February 11 , 1953 . He was buried in the Thomas family plot in the Salt Lake City Cemetery
1944 Democratic National Convention
1944 Democratic National Convention
Elbert D. Thomas