Jett Thomas (May 13, 1776 – January 6, 1817) was an American military officer, politician, and builder who served as a member of the Georgia House of Representatives and participated in the early construction of the University of Georgia.
Jett Thomas was born in Culpeper, Virginia and moved with his family to Oglethorpe County, Georgia in 1784.
[1] He fought in the War of 1812 under Brigadier General John Floyd in the First Brigade of Georgia Militia.
The college building was designed from the same plans as Connecticut Hall at Yale University, the alma mater of UGA's first president, Josiah Meigs.
[5] Jett Thomas died at the age of 40 from cancer of the mouth in Washington, Georgia.