Thomas Henry Braden (September 11, 1874 – after 1941) was an American politician. He served as the fiftieth Mayor of Lowell, Massachusetts.
Thomas Henry Braden | |
|---|---|
| 50th Mayor of Lowell, Massachusetts | |
| In office 1929–1931 | |
| Preceded by | Thomas J. Corbett |
| Succeeded by | Charles H. Slowey |
| Member of the Massachusetts Senate 8th Middlesex District[1] | |
| President of the Lowell, Massachusetts City Council[1] | |
| Member of the Lowell, Massachusetts City Council[1] | |
| Member of the Lowell, Massachusetts Board of Aldermen[1] | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | September 11, 1874[1] Mooers, New York[1] |
| Political party | Republican[1] |
| Residence(s) | 320 Wilder Street, Lowell, Massachusetts[1] |
Born in Mooers, New York, Braden worked as a clerk in the city's office of elections, eventually becoming the Commissioner of Elections. He was elected to a one-year term as mayor of Lowell in 1928, and re-elected to a two-year term in 1929.[2] In 1932, Braden sought the Republican nomination for sheriff of Middlesex County, Massachusetts.[3] and in 1936, was elected to the Massachusetts State Senate from that county,[4] defeating Democratic challenger James H. Deignan to succeed the retiring incumbent Democratic senator William F. McCarty.[5] In the state senate, Braden championed efforts to limit or prohibit Sunday liquor sales.[6][7] Braden ran for mayor again in 1939, but was defeated by Democrat George D. Ashe.[8] Braden ran for mayor for a last time in 1941, and was again defeated by Ashe, thereafter declaring his retirement from politics.[9]
Braden was married in the late 1910s, but his wife died of influenza in 1918, three months after their marriage. He married his second wife, Florence J. Hunter of Lowell, in 1931.[2]
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editReferences
edit- ^ a b c d e f g h Howard, Richard T. (1933), Public Officials of Massachusetts 1937-1938, Boston, MA: Boston Review, p. 41.
- ^ a b "Mayor of Lowell and Bride Can't Be Found", The Boston Globe (January 17, 1931), p. 2.
- ^ "Ex-Mayor of Lowell Candidate For Sheriff", The Boston Globe (August 9, 1932), p. 11.
- ^ "Senators Elected", The Boston Globe (November 4, 1936), p. 17.
- ^ "2d Middlesex Upset", The Boston Globe (November 5, 1936), p. 19.
- ^ "State Rule on Home Work", The Boston Globe January 16, 1937), p. 12.
- ^ "Sunday Selling Bill Advanced", The North Adams Transcript (May 4, 1937), p. 5.
- ^ "State Elections", The Berkshire County Eagle (November 8, 1939), p. 2.
- ^ "Only Two Mayors Lose", The North Adams Transcript (November 5, 1941), p. 8.