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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.
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 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.
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.
Although best remembered for his two unsuccessful runs for the presidency, Thomas E. Dewey is arguably the greatest prosecutor in American history. His cases against organized crime figures are legend, and so is his courage.
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 .
If you asked the average American what they know about Thomas E. Dewey, governor of New York State and a two-time Presidential loser, they will most likely point to the famous photograph of a grinning Harry Truman holding up a copy of the Chicago Daily Tribune that proclaims “Dewey Defeats Truman.” However, his work had an impact in many ...
Thomas E. Dewey (1902-1971), governor of New York and unsuccessful Republican presidential nominee, was the first candidate for the White House to raise the Nazi persecutions and Zionism as campaign issues.