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Thomas E. Dewey was born and grew up in Owosso, but he is best known for investigating organized crime in New York and serving as governor of New York. When he lost the presidential race in 1944, the Chicago Daily Tribune's headline, "Dewey Defeats Truman" gave him a place in American political folklore.
THOMAS E. DEWEY, the fifty-first governor of New York, was born in Owosso, Michigan on March 24, 1902. His education was attained at the University of Michigan, where he graduated in 1923, and then at Columbia University, where he earned a law degree in 1925.
Dec 21, 2021 · The Thomas E. Dewey papers at the University of Rochester consist of over 1,500 boxes and nearly 500 scrapbooks, audiovisual items, and ephemeral objects related to all aspects of Dewey’s life. The papers cover his early career as a lawyer in private practice, a range of public roles, including Special Prosecutor, Investigation of Organized Crime, District Attorney of New York County, three terms as governor of New York, and three Presidential campaigns (two as the Republican nominee), and ...
Nov 1, 2013 · Heading into Election Day on November 2, 1948, it seemed like Thomas Dewey had the U.S. presidency in the bag. Numerous polls and pundits predicted a win for the Michigan native, New York governor ...
Thomas Dewey was one of the great leaders in the 20th century’s epic battle between American law enforcement and the Mob. Dewey first grabbed headlines as a special prosecutor for the Justice Department going after bootleggers and racketeers in New York City. In the early 1930s, Dewey won successful prosecutions against big-name bootleggers ...
Dec 21, 2021 · The Thomas E. Dewey papers at the University of Rochester consist of over 1,500 boxes and nearly 500 scrapbooks, audiovisual items, and ephemeral objects related to all aspects of Dewey’s life. The papers cover his early career as a lawyer in private practice, a range of public roles, including Special Prosecutor, Investigation of Organized Crime, District Attorney of New York County, three terms as governor of New York, and three Presidential campaigns (two as the Republican nominee), and ...
Thomas E. Dewey (father) Thomas Edmund Dewey Jr. (October 2, 1932 – December 6, 2021) [2] [3] was a New York City businessman and the elder son of Thomas E. Dewey, a former governor of New York and two-time Republican presidential nominee.
