Thomas Petrich

Thomas Petrich was the Farmer's Union's first nominee for President of the Republic of Evonian, and lost in the 1803 Presidential Election to Robert Faulton. Thomas then became an elected member of Parliament from Dention where he would serve for the next 12 years. For 6 years he served as shadow Minister of Economics, and for 2 years when his party was in the majority after their 1809 Evonian Federal Election victory, he was Speaker of Parliament.

Petrich would go on to be the first Northern Alliance President, getting elected in the 1818 Evonian Presidential Election.