Thomas Dewey

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:Politician
gptkb:lawyer
gptkb:Governor
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:New_York_Republican_Party
gptkbp:alma_mater gptkb:University_of_Michigan
gptkb:Columbia_Law_School
gptkbp:awards gptkb:American_Bar_Association_Medal
Honorary Doctorate from Columbia University
gptkbp:birth_date 1902-03-24
gptkbp:birth_place gptkb:Owosso,_Michigan
gptkbp:children gptkb:Thomas_E._Dewey_Jr.
gptkbp:death_date 1971-03-16
gptkbp:famous_for 1948 election loss to Harry S. Truman
New York's post-war recovery efforts
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Thomas Dewey
gptkbp:image Thomas Dewey 1948.jpg
gptkbp:influenced New York State politics
American political landscape
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:Franklin_D._Roosevelt
gptkb:Theodore_Roosevelt
gptkbp:involved_in Education reform
Civil Rights advocacy
Anti-Communism efforts
gptkbp:known_for 1948 presidential election upset
New York governance
gptkbp:legacy gptkb:Dewey_Decimal_Classification
Dewey's role in the Republican Party
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:American
gptkbp:notable_alumni gptkb:University_of_Michigan
gptkb:Columbia_Law_School
gptkbp:notable_nominees gptkb:1948_United_States_presidential_election
gptkb:1944_United_States_presidential_election
gptkbp:notable_work gptkb:Dewey_v._New_York
gptkb:Dewey's_1948_campaign
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:Politician
gptkb:lawyer
gptkbp:party gptkb:Republican_Party
gptkbp:political_career 1938
1948
gptkbp:political_ideology Moderate Republican
gptkbp:political_position gptkb:Progressive
gptkbp:position_held gptkb:District_Attorney_of_New_York_County
gptkb:Governor
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Herbert_Lehman
gptkbp:residence gptkb:New_York_City
gptkbp:service_branch gptkb:United_States_Army
gptkbp:service_years 1941-1945
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Frances_H._Dewey
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Nelson_Rockefeller
gptkbp:website thomasdewey.com
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Yale_Political_Union
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5