Thomas I. Sheridan
Thomas I. Sheridan (c. 1890 in New York City – c. 1962) was an American lawyer and politician from New York.
Life
He attended
He married Marie A. Galligan (died 1955), and they had eleven children.
Sheridan entered politics as a Democrat, and was appointed by D.A. Edward Swann as an Assistant New York County District Attorney. He resigned on November 30, 1920, and resumed his private practice.
He was a member of the New York State Senate (16th D.) from 1922 to 1930, sitting in the 145th, 146th, 147th, 148th, 149th, 150th, 151st, 152nd and 153rd New York State Legislatures; and was Chairman of the Committee on Taxation and Retrenchment from 1923 to 1924. In 1930, Tammany Hall denied Sheridan a re-nomination.
At the New York City mayoral election in 1933, Sheridan managed the campaign of Joseph V. McKee, and his Recovery Party, in Manhattan; and in 1934 became Chairman of the Recovery Party New York County Committee.
Sources
- T. I. Sheridan, Swann Aid, Resigns in NYT on December 1, 1920
- RECOVERY PARTY ORGANIZES COUNTY; Ex-Senator Sheridan Chosen to Lead Fight on Tammany at Next Primaries in NYT on January 17, 1934 (subscription required)
- MRS. THOMAS I. SHERIDAN in NYT on May 20, 1955 (subscription required)