'''Thomas Dewey''' (1902–1971) was a prominent state and [[federal]] prosecutor, the Governor of [[New York]] (1943–55), and a two-time [[Republican]] nominee for President, losing in 1944 to [[Franklin Delano Roosevelt]] and losing in a surprise upset in 1948 to [[Harry S Truman]]. | '''Thomas Dewey''' (1902–1971) was a prominent state and [[federal]] prosecutor, the Governor of [[New York]] (1943–55), and a two-time [[Republican]] nominee for President, losing in 1944 to [[Franklin Delano Roosevelt]] and losing in a surprise upset in 1948 to [[Harry S Truman]]. |