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See also
Frank
Dewey Allen —
Willmore
Dewey Ashley —
Daniel
Dewey Barnard —
Felix
Cole —
Dorman
Felt —
Amory
Houghton, Jr. —
James
Loren Martin —
Carroll
Peabody Pitkin —
Willard
Everett Townsend —
Emmett
Whealan |
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Dewey, A. R. —
of Washington, Washington
County, Iowa.
District judge in Iowa 6th District, 1891-1902.
Burial
location unknown.
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Dewey, Asahel —
of Lebanon, New London
County, Conn.
Member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Lebanon, 1831, 1833.
Burial
location unknown.
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Dewey, B. H., Jr. —
of Bryan, Brazos
County, Tex.
Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Texas, 1948.
Still living as of 1948.
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Dewey, Cassius M. —
of Michigan.
Democrat. Candidate for Michigan
state senate 6th District, 1932.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Dewey, Charles —
U.S.
Attorney for Indiana, 1821-29.
Burial
location unknown.
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Dewey, Charles —
of Michigan.
Communist. Candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan, 1980.
Still living as of 1980.
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Dewey, Charles Almon (b.
1877) —
also known as Charles A. Dewey —
of Washington, Washington
County, Iowa; Des Moines, Polk
County, Iowa.
Born in Washington, Washington
County, Iowa, September
11, 1877.
Son of Almon Ralph Dewey and Sarah (Rousseau) Dewey.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;
lawyer;
Washington
County Attorney, 1909-15; district judge in Iowa, 1918-28; U.S.
District Judge for the Southern District of Indiana, 1928-49.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Rotary;
Delta
Tau Delta.
Burial
location unknown.
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Dewey, Charles Augustus (d.
1866) —
of Massachusetts.
Justice
of Massachusetts state supreme court, 1837-66.
Died in 1866.
Burial
location unknown.
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Dewey, Charles Schuveldt
(1882-1980) —
also known as Charles S. Dewey —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Cadiz, Harrison
County, Ohio, November
10, 1882.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; U.S.
Representative from Illinois 9th District, 1941-45; defeated,
1938, 1944.
Episcopalian.
Member, American
Legion; Sons of
the American Revolution; Delta
Psi.
As Assistant Secretary of the Treasury in the 1920s, he was
responsible for the redesign and downsizing of U.S. paper currency.
Died December
27, 1980 (age 98 years, 47
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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Dewey, Chauncey —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois,
1908,
1912;
member of Illinois
Republican State Central Committee, 1910.
Burial
location unknown.
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Dewey, Courtland A. —
of Kenosha
County, Wis.
Social Democratic candidate for Wisconsin
state assembly from Kenosha County, 1902.
Burial
location unknown.
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Dewey, Daniel (1766-1815) —
of Massachusetts.
Born in Sheffield, Berkshire
County, Mass., January
29, 1766.
U.S.
Representative from Massachusetts at-large, 1813-14; justice of
Massachusetts state supreme court, 1814-15.
Died in Williamstown, Berkshire
County, Mass., May 26,
1815 (age 49 years, 117
days).
Interment at Westlawn
Cemetery, Williamstown, Mass.
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Dewey, E. G. —
of Elk City, Montgomery
County, Kan.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Kansas,
1896.
Burial
location unknown.
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Dewey, E. H. —
of Nampa, Canyon
County, Idaho.
Republican. Idaho state
treasurer, 1914-15; appointed 1914; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Idaho, 1916.
Burial
location unknown.
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Dewey, Edmond O. (b.
1861) —
of Owosso, Shiawassee
County, Mich.
Born in Niles, Berrien
County, Mich., August
24, 1861.
Son of George M. Dewey (1832-1897) and Emma (Bingham) Dewey
(1837-1910).
Republican. Newspaper
publisher; postmaster;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1908;
Presidential Elector for Michigan, 1916;
Presidential Elector for Michigan, 1916.
Burial
location unknown.
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Dewey, Elijah —
of Vermont.
Presidential Elector for Vermont, 1796,
1800.
Interment somewhere
in Bennington, Vt.
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Dewey, F. G. —
of Coleridge, Cedar
County, Neb.
Republican. Chair of
Cedar County Republican Party, 1940.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Dewey, George E. (b.
1854) —
of Shelby, Oceana
County, Mich.
Born in Pennline, Crawford
County, Pa., July 31,
1854.
Republican. Lumber
business; implement
dealer; Oceana
County Register of Deeds; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Oceana County, 1905-08.
Burial
location unknown.
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Dewey, George Martin (d.
1927) —
also known as George M. Dewey —
of Owosso, Shiawassee
County, Mich.
Son of George M. Dewey (1832-1897) and Emma (Bingham) Dewey
(1837-1910).
Republican. Newspaper
publisher; postmaster.
Died in 1927.
Burial
location unknown.
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Dewey, Guy M. —
of Cortland, Cortland
County, N.Y.
Republican. Mayor
of Cortland, N.Y., 1942-44.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Dewey, Henry B. —
of Washington.
Republican. Candidate for U.S.
Representative from Washington at-large, 1912.
Burial
location unknown.
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Dewey, Henry S. —
of Massachusetts.
Candidate for mayor of
Boston, Mass., 1905 (Republican primary), 1905 (People's).
Burial
location unknown.
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Dewey, Hope —
of East Detroit (now Eastpointe), Macomb
County, Mich.
Communist. Candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan, 1972,
1976,
1984.
Female.
Still living as of 1984.
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Dewey, James —
of New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Member of New York
state assembly from New York County 11th District, 1851.
Burial
location unknown.
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Dewey, James F. —
of Quechee, Hartford, Windsor
County, Vt.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Vermont,
1944;
Vermont
Republican state chair, 1945.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Dewey, James S. —
of Michigan.
Circuit
judge in Michigan 6th Circuit, 1867-73.
Burial
location unknown.
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Dewey, John —
of Oneida
County, N.Y.
Member of New York
state assembly from Oneida County, 1833.
Burial
location unknown.
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Dewey, John —
of Vermont.
Natural Law candidate for U.S.
Representative from Vermont at-large, 1992.
Still living as of 1992.
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Dewey, John A. —
of New York.
Candidate for U.S.
Representative from New York 25th District, 1946.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Dewey, John J. —
of Minnesota.
Member of Minnesota
territorial House of Representatives 3rd District, 1849-50.
Burial
location unknown.
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Dewey, John S. —
of Illinois.
Member of Illinois
state house of representatives 41st District, 1877-81.
Burial
location unknown.
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Dewey, Joseph —
of Monroe
County, N.Y.
Member of New York
state assembly from Monroe County 3rd District, 1856.
Burial
location unknown.
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Dewey, Joshua —
of Otsego
County, N.Y.
Member of New York
state assembly from Otsego County, 1797-99.
Burial
location unknown.
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Dewey, Lanson —
of Ontario
County, N.Y.
Member of New York
state assembly from Ontario County 2nd District, 1863-64.
Burial
location unknown.
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Dewey, Leon —
of Michigan.
Socialist. Candidate for Michigan
state senate 23rd District, 1948.
Still living as of 1948.
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Dewey, Leroy L. —
Candidate for Michigan
state senate 10th District, 1916.
Burial
location unknown.
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Dewey, Mary R. —
of Illinois.
Member of Illinois
state house of representatives 19th District, 1873-75.
Female.
Burial
location unknown.
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Dewey, Nelson (1813-1889) —
of Lancaster, Grant
County, Wis.
Born in Lebanon, New London
County, Conn., December
19, 1813.
Democrat. Governor of
Wisconsin, 1848-52.
Died in Cassville, Grant
County, Wis., July 21,
1889 (age 75 years, 214
days).
Interment at Dewey
Cemetery, Lancaster, Wis.; statue at Grant
County Courthouse Grounds, Lancaster, Wis.
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Dewey, Nelson —
of Colorado.
LaFollette candidate for U.S.
Representative from Colorado 2nd District, 1924.
Burial
location unknown.
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Dewey, Oliver S. —
of Ocracoke, Hyde
County, N.C.
U.S. Collector of
Customs, 1854.
Burial
location unknown.
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Dewey, Philip H. —
Republican. Pennsylvania
secretary of internal affairs; elected 1930.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Dewey, Sabino —
of New York.
American Labor candidate for New York
state assembly from Suffolk County 2nd District, 1940; American
Labor candidate for U.S.
Representative from New York 1st District, 1942.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Dewey, Thomas Edmund
(1902-1971) —
also known as Thomas E. Dewey —
of Pawling, Dutchess
County, N.Y.; Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Owosso, Shiawassee
County, Mich., March 24,
1902.
Son of George Martin Dewey and Annie
(Thomas) Dewey.
Republican. Lawyer; U.S.
Attorney for the Southern District of New York, 1933; New
York County District Attorney, 1937-41; candidate for Republican
nomination for President, 1940;
Governor
of New York, 1943-55; defeated, 1938; candidate for President
of the United States, 1944, 1948; delegate to Republican National
Convention from New York, 1952,
1956.
Episcopalian.
English
and French
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
American Bar
Association; Council on
Foreign Relations; Farm
Bureau; Grange; Phi Mu
Alpha; Phi
Delta Phi.
Died, from a heart
attack, in his room at the Seaview Hotel, Bal
Harbor, Dade County (now Miami-Dade
County), Fla., March 16,
1971 (age 68 years, 357
days).
Entombed in mausoleum at Pawling
Cemetery, Pawling, N.Y.
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Relatives:
Nephew of Edmond O. Dewey; son of George Martin Dewey and Annie (Thomas) Dewey;
married, June 16,
1928, to Frances Eileen Hutt (c.1903-1970; grandniece of Jefferson
Finis Davis). See Livingston-Seymour-Lee-Williams
family of New York. |
| | | Cross-reference: Herbert
Brownell, Jr. — Charles
C. Wing — Martin
T. Manton — Herman
Methfessel |
| | | See also National
Governors Association biography — Wikipedia
article — NNDB
dossier |
| | | Books about Thomas E. Dewey: Mary M.
Stolberg, Fighting
Organized Crime : Politics, Justice, and the Legacy of Thomas E.
Dewey — Barry K. Beyer, Thomas
E. Dewey, 1937-1947 : A Study in Political Leadership (out of
print) — Richard Norton Smith, Thomas
E. Dewey and His Times (out of print) |
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Dewey, Thomas P. —
of Clyde, Sandusky
County, Ohio.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Ohio, 1912.
Burial
location unknown.
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Dewey, V. R. —
of Parker, Turner
County, S.Dak.
Member of South
Dakota state house of representatives 6th District, 1923-24.
Burial
location unknown.
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Dewey, W. C. —
of Nampa, Canyon
County, Idaho.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Idaho, 1952.
Still living as of 1952.
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Dewey, Walter H. —
of Chariton, Lucas
County, Iowa.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Iowa, 1912.
Burial
location unknown.
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Dewey, William —
of Delaware
County, N.Y.
Member of New York
state assembly from Delaware County, 1815-16.
Burial
location unknown.
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Dewey, William —
of Jefferson
County, N.Y.
Republican. Member of New York
state assembly from Jefferson County 3rd District, 1854, 1862-64;
delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1868.
Burial
location unknown.
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Dewey, William —
of Clifton, Passaic
County, N.J.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
New Jersey, 1944.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Dewey, William —
of Clifton, Passaic
County, N.J.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from New
Jersey, 1972;
member of New Jersey
Republican State Committee, 1976.
Still living as of 1976.
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Dewey, William Pitt (d.
1900) —
also known as William P. Dewey —
of Yankton, Yankton
County, Dakota Territory (now S.Dak.).
Member
Dakota territorial council, 1883-84.
Died in 1900.
Burial
location unknown.
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