Thomas J. Curran

Thomas Jerome Curran (November 28, 1898 – July 29, 1958) was a lawyer and politician in New York City.

Curran was born on the Lower East Side of Manhattan and grew up in Greenwich Village, where he lived for the rest of his life.

After attending Xavier High School, he entered Fordham College, from which he graduated in 1920 after serving in the United States Army during World War I and then in the New York National Guard.

He left federal service in 1931 to run as a Republican for the New York City Board of Aldermen.

He ran unsuccessfully for the United States Senate in 1944, losing the election to incumbent Robert F. Wagner.