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Thomas E. Dewey
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American politician (1902–1971)
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Thomas Edmund Dewey (1902–1971) was an American politician, lawyer, and writer who served as the Governor of New York and New York County District Attorney. A member of the Republican Party, he was born in Owosso and educated at the University of Michigan, Columbia University, and Columbia Law School. Dewey was a candidate in the 1944 United States presidential election.
He authored several works, including *Five years of progress in mental hygiene*, *The people's rights and the 1944 elections*, *The world we want to live in*, *How rackets work and why*, and *Twenty Against the Underworld*. Dewey died of natural causes from a myocardial infarction in Bal Harbour.
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1902
- Died
- 1971
- Works
- 6
Top works
- Five years of progress in mental hygiene
- The people's rights and the 1944 elections
- The world we want to live in
- How rackets work and why
- Twenty Against the Underworld
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Key facts
- Lieutenant
- Thomas W. Wallace Joe R. Hanley Frank C. Moore Arthur H. Wicks (acting) Walter J. Mahoney (acting)
- Preceded by
- Charles Poletti
- Succeeded by
- W. Averell Harriman
- Governor
- Herbert H. Lehman
- President
- Franklin D. Roosevelt
- Born
- Thomas Edmund Dewey , ( 1902-03-24 ) March 24, 1902, Owosso, Michigan , U.S.
- Died
- March 16, 1971 (1971-03-16) (aged 68), Miami , Florida , U.S.
- Party
- Republican
- Spouse
- Frances Hutt ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. January 16, 1928</span>"}]]}'>1928 ; died July 19, 1970</span>"}]]}'>1970 )
- Children
- 2, including Thomas Jr.
- Education
- University of Michigan ( BA ) Columbia University ( LLB )
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Edmund
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Owosso
- Place of death
- Bal Harbour
- Occupation
- writer
- Position held
- New York County District Attorney
- Educated at
- Columbia Law School
- Political party
- Republican Party (United States)
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Religion
- Episcopal Church
- Image
- Thomas E. Dewey color photograph.png
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- Commons category
- Thomas E. Dewey
- cause of death
- myocardial infarction
- date of birth
- 1902-03-24
- date of death
- 1971-03-16
- manner of death
- natural causes
- name in native language
- Thomas Edmund Dewey
- birth name
- Thomas Edmund Dewey
- candidacy in election
- 1944 United States presidential election
- National Governors Association biography URL
- www.nga.org/governor/thomas-edmund-dewey
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Encyclopedic overview
Thomas Edmund Dewey (March 24, 1902 – March 16, 1971) 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 former election to Franklin D. Roosevelt and the latter election to Harry S. Truman in a major upset.
As a New York City prosecutor and District Attorney in the 1930s and early 1940s, Dewey was relentless in his effort to curb the power of the American Mafia and of organized crime in general. Most famously, he successfully prosecuted Mafia boss Charles "Lucky" Luciano on charges of forced prostitution in 1936. Luciano was given a 30- to 50-year prison sentence. He also prosecuted and convicted Waxey Gordon, another prominent New York City gangster and bootlegger, on charges of tax evasion. Dewey almost succeeded in apprehending mobster Dutch Schultz as well, but Schultz was murdered in 1935, in a hit ordered by the Commission.
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