American politician

Thomas Lamar Woods (December 6, 1933 – April 17, 2020) was an American politician in the state of Mississippi. He served in the Mississippi House of Representatives for 25 years (1988–2012), representing the 52nd district, encomp*ing parts of DeSoto County and Marshall County initially as a Democrat but later on switched to the Republican. He was Chairman of the Interstate Cooperation committee, as well as a member of the County Affairs, Public Utilities, Transportation and Ways & Means committees.

Woods, an alumnus of Mississippi State University, was a farmer, cotton ginner and pilot. He was married to Fay Woods, with whom he has five children. He is a member of Sigma Phi Epsilon, the local farm bureau, AOPA, Marshall County Soil & Water Conservation and Northwest Junior College Advisory Board.

He resigned from the House, effective July 30, 2012. He had suffered a stroke in December 2011, which led to his decision to retire.

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