Thomas Henry Braden (September 11, 1874 – after 1941) was an American politician. He served as the fiftieth

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Lowell, Massachusetts Lowell () is a city in Massachusetts, in the United States. Alongside Cambridge, It is one of two traditional seats of Middlesex County. With an estimated population of 115,554 in 2020, it was the fifth most populous city in Massachusetts as of ...

. Born in

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, 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."Mayor of Lowell and Bride Can't Be Found", ''The Boston Globe'' (January 17, 1931), p. 2. In 1932, Braden sought the Republican nomination for sheriff of

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. and in 1936, was elected to the

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from that county, defeating Democratic challenger James H. Deignan to succeed the retiring incumbent Democratic senator William F. McCarty. In the state senate, Braden championed efforts to limit or prohibit Sunday liquor sales. Braden ran for mayor again in 1939, but was defeated by Democrat George D. Ashe. Braden ran for mayor for a last time in 1941, and was again defeated by Ashe, thereafter declaring his retirement from politics."Only Two Mayors Lose", ''The North Adams Transcript'' (November 5, 1941), p. 8. 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.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Braden, Thomas H. 1874 births Mayors of Lowell, Massachusetts Republican Party Massachusetts state senators Lowell, Massachusetts City Council members Year of death missing People from Mooers, New York

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