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They had two sons, Thomas E. Dewey Jr. and John Martin Dewey. Although Dewey served as a prosecutor and District Attorney in New York City for many years, his home from 1939 until his death was a large farm, called "Dapplemere," located near the town of Pawling some 65 miles (105 km) north of New York City. [ 15 ]
Thomas E. Dewey was a vigorous American prosecuting attorney whose successful racket-busting career won him three terms as governor of New York (1943–55). A longtime Republican leader, he was his party’s presidential nominee in 1944 and 1948 but lost in both elections.
In national and state Repub lican party politics from the mid‐1940's to the mid‐1950's, Thomas Edmund Dewey played a powerful public and behind‐ the‐scenes role.
Thomas E. Dewey was known for his efforts as a prosecutor in combating organized crime, particularly his role in prosecuting and convicting numerous mobsters in New York City during the 1930s and 1940s.
From 1935 to 1937, Dewey gained national attention as prosecutor into the investigation of Organized Crime — he obtained 72 convictions out of 73 prosecutions. Dewey's vigorous crusade on crime began with an attack on prostitution, gambling and loan sharks. FBI director J. Edgar Hoover labeled mobster "Dutch" Schultz Public Enemy No. 1. With ...
Thomas Edmund Dewey (March 24, 1902 – March 16, 1971) became an American legend for his success in prosecuting organized crime in New York City. Dewey later was elected the Governor of New York and was the unsuccessful Republican candidate for the U.S. Presidency in 1941 and 1948.
Thomas E. Dewey (1902–1971) first attracted national attention as a special prosecutor of organized crime in New York City during the 1930s. Dewey was a popular governor who signed the Ives-Quinn bill banning racial and religious discrimination in employment, the first of its kind in the United States.