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Mar 17, 1971 · BAL HARBOUR, Fla., March 16 — Thomas E. Dewey, Gover nor of New York for three terms and twice the Republican nomi nee for President, died about 3:30 P.M. today while alone in his room at the...
Thomas E. Dewey was an attorney who became a national hero for his success in prosecuting organized crime in New York City. He later played a crucial role in moving the United States forward as a major world power following World War II (1939–45; war in which Great Britain , France, the Soviet Union , the United States , and their allied ...
Thomas Edmund Dewey was an American lawyer and politician who served as the 47th governor of New York from 1943 to 1954. He was the Republican Party's nominee for president of the United States in 1944 and 1948, losing the latter to Harry S. Truman in a major upset.
Thomas E. Dewey. On March 24, 1902, in Owosso, Michigan, Thomas Edmund Dewey was born above his grandfather’s general store, the son of the local newspaper publisher, George M. and homemaker Annie (Thomas) Dewey. His perfect attendance, from kindergarten through graduation from high school in 1919, was characteristic of the tenacity and ...
May 21, 2018 · Thomas Edmund Dewey (1902-1971) was governor of New York State from 1942 to 1954 and a Republican presidential candidate. Thomas E. Dewey was born on March 24, 1902, at Owosso, Mich. In 1923 he received his bachelor of arts degree from the University of Michigan.
Dec 21, 2021 · Thomas E. Dewey: Politician and Crimefighter. By: Autumn Haag, Assistant Director for Rare Books, Special Collections, and Preservation at River Campus Libraries, University of Rochester.
An outstanding political leader and crime fighter, Thomas E. Dewey first made his name as a "rackets buster" leading the fight against organized crime and political corruption as chief assistant U.S. attorney and later as the district attorney of New York County.
