Thomas F. Sweeney (May 10, 1933 – February 5, 2007) was an American politician. Sweeney was a native of

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, born on May 10, 1933, to parents to Thomas P. Sweeney and Jane P. Toomey Sweeney. He served in the

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during the

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. He was a

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-affiliated member of the

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from the 46th district, encompassing his hometown, for eighteen years, until his 1984 electoral defeat by Peter Nystrom. Sweeney also worked for the state's Department of Labor Mediation and Arbitration. He died on February 5, 2007.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Sweeney, Thomas 1933 births 2007 deaths Democratic Party members of the Connecticut House of Representatives 20th-century American legislators United States Marine Corps personnel of the Korean War Politicians from Norwich, Connecticut 20th-century Connecticut politicians