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Also Known As Thomas Edmund Dewey
Born March 24, 1902 • Michigan
Died March 16, 1971 (aged 68) • Florida
Title / Office governor (1943-1955), New York
Political Affiliation Republican Party
Role In United States presidential election of 1944 • United States presidential election of 1948

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Portrait of Thomas E. Dewey, 1948, showing him in a suit and tie with a neatly trimmed mustache, looking directly at the camera.
Map of the United States showing the results of the 1948 presidential election by state, with states colored blue for Truman (Democratic), red for Dewey (Republican), and brown for Thurmond (States' Rights), along with each state's electoral vote count. The background features a faded American flag.
Thomas E. Dewey, wearing a suit, smiles while entering a curtained voting machine during the 1948 election, with a woman standing to the left of him.
Thomas E. Dewey, wearing a suit and striped tie, sits and looks at the camera in a black-and-white portrait from around 1948.
Thomas E. Dewey
Crowd of Thomas E. Dewey supporters at the 1948 Republican convention holding placards with Dewey's portrait and slogans such as Win With Dewey.
Map of the United States showing the results of the 1944 presidential election by state. States won by Roosevelt (Democratic) are shaded blue, while those won by Dewey (Republican) are shaded red. Electoral vote counts are displayed within each state, with most states colored blue, indicating a Democratic victory in the majority of the country.
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