Thomas Edmund Dewey (March 24 1902 – March 16 1971) was the 47th Governor of New York (1943–1954). In 1944 and 1948 he was the Republican candidate for President but lost both times. He led the liberal/moderate faction of the Republican Party in which he fought conservative Ohio Senator Robert A. Taft.
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active years end date
1941-12-31, 1954-12-31
active years start date
1938-01-01, 1943-01-01
alma mater
University of Michigan, Columbia Law School
birth date
1902-03-24
birth place
Owosso Michigan, United States
death date
1971-03-16
death place
Miami, United States
LCCN Id
n/79/021469
lieutenant
Frank C. Moore, Joe R. Hanley, Thomas W. Wallace, Arthur H. Wicks, Walter J. Mahoney
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