Thomas Euclid Rains (November 24, 1920[2] – August 27, 2000) was an American politician.
At the age of five, Rains became blind after an accident that involved scissors, causing damage to his left eye.
[5] Rains's decision to attend the university came after his mother read newspaper articles to him.
[1] Rains wrote a memoir about his young years titled I'm Not Afraid of the Dark.
[5][9] Rains died in August 2000 of a single-vehicle collision next to his home in Geraldine, Alabama, along with his wife, Nell.