Tom Jordache
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Thomas Jordache was a character from the Irwin Shaw novel Rich Man, Poor Man.
Thomas Jordache was the unsuccessful brother in the novel, who was constantly in trouble with the law. He did not graduate high school, preferring to pull pranks and get into fights with his friend Claude Tinker. After being sent away from home for an act of arson, Tom moved in with his Uncle Harold in Elysium, Ohio. He learned mechanics while working in Harold's garage, though had to leave Elysium after impregnating two girls.
He became a pro boxer in New York City, and rose in the ranks, becoming fairly successful until another incident forced him quit boxing. He worked for a time as a Merchant Marine, until settling in France and buying his own boat for a charter business.
Tom had one son, named Wesley.
