| Last name | Thomas |
| First name | Philip |
| Middle name | Evan |
| Display name | Philip Evan Thomas |
| Other names | Hai-wa-nob |
| Birth date | 1776 |
| Death date | 1861 |
| Birth place | Maryland |
| Death place | New York |
| Gender | m |
| Affiliations | Society of Friends, Baltimore Yearly Meeting of Friends. Committee on Indian Concerns |
| Bio notes | First president of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad (1827-1836); called "The Father of American Railways." Prominent member of the Society of Friends and served as chair of Indian Committee (1821-1832) and as representative to Washington for the Six Nations of Indians. Earned the title "Hai-wa-nob" (the Benevolent One) from the Swan Tribe of the Seneca People. Clerk of BYM Indian Committee, at least 1803-1813. |
Baltimore Yearly Meeting Indian Committee Minutes, 1795-1815
A Mission to the Indians from the Indian Committee of Baltimore Yearly Meeting to Fort Wayne, in 1804
New York Yearly Meeting Committee on Indian Concerns Scrapbook
Life of Thomas Eddy