Thomas Henry Braden (September 11, 1874 – after 1941) served as the fiftieth Mayor of Lowell, Massachusetts. 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. In 1932, Braden sought the Republican nomination for sheriff of Middlesex County, Massachusetts. and in 1936, was elected to the Massachusetts State Senate from that county, defeating Democratic challenger James H. Deignan to succeed the retiring incumbent Democratic senator . 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 . Braden ran for