Thomas Richard Byrne Sr. | |
|---|---|
 Mayor Byrne with family c. 1963 | |
| 47th Mayor of St. Paul | |
| In office 1966–1970 | |
| Preceded by | George J. Vavoulis |
| Succeeded by | Charles P. McCarty |
| Constituency | Saint Paul, Minnesota |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Thomas Richard Byrne March 9, 1923 Saint Paul, Minnesota, U.S. |
| Died | April 5, 2009 (aged 86) Saint Paul, Minnesota, U.S. |
| Resting place | Calvary Cemetery, Saint Paul, Minnesota, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic-Farmer-Labor |
| Spouse | Mary Therese Barrett |
| Children | 7 |
| Profession | Teacher, politician |
Thomas Richard Byrne Sr. (March 9, 1923 – April 5, 2009) was an American politician in Minnesota. He was the Democratic mayor of Saint Paul from 1966 to 1970. He was Catholic and fully Irish. He served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II. He was a member of the American Legion and the Veterans of Foreign Wars.
His brother the Most Reverend James Byrne was an auxiliary bishop in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Saint Paul, and later the Archbishop of Dubuque, Iowa. His brother Robert Byrne was an instructor of Latin at Saint Thomas Military Academy, in Saint Paul and later in Mendota Heights, Minnesota.[1][2][3]
- ^ The Political Graveyard: Thomas Robert Byrne
- ^ Andy Rathbun, Obituary / Thomas Byrne, 85, a former mayor of St. Paul, worked for a human rights ordinance, the return of St. Pat's parade St. Paul Pioneer Press. April 6, 2009. Retrieved April 6, 2009.
- ^ Ex- St. Paul Mayor Tom Byrne dies Archived 2011-06-07 at the Wayback Machine Star Tribune. April 6, 2009. Retrieved April 6, 2009.