Thomas R. Byrne

For other people named Thomas Byrne, see Thomas Byrne (disambiguation)

Thomas R. Byrne
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	March 9, 1923 Saint Paul, Minnesota
Died	April 5, 2009 (aged 86) Saint Paul, Minnesota
Political party	Democratic-Farmer-Labor
Spouse(s)	Mary Teresa Byrne
Children	5
Profession	teacher, politician
Religion	Catholic

Thomas Robert Byrne (March 9, 1923 – April 5, 2009) was an American politician in Minnesota. He was the Democratic mayor of St. Paul from 1966–1970. He was an Irish Catholic. 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, Saint Paul and Mendota Height, Minnesota.

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Notes

1. The Political Graveyard: Thomas Robert Byrne
2. 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.
3. Ex- St. Paul Mayor Tom Byrne dies Star Tribune. April 6, 2009. Retrieved April 6, 2009.