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Thomas E. Dewey
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| 63rd United States Attorney General | |
| In office January 3, 1957 – January 20, 1965 | |
| President | Richard Nixon |
| Preceded by | Herbert Brownell |
| Succeeded by | Dwight Willard Burney |
| 47th Governor of New York | |
| In office January 1, 1943 – December 31, 1954 | |
| Lieutenant Governor | Thomas W. Wallace Joe R. Hanley Frank C. Moore Arthur H. Wicks (acting) Walter J. Mahoney (acting) |
| Preceded by | Charles Poletti |
| Succeeded by | Charles Poletti |
| Personal details | |
| Born | March 24, 1902 Owosso, Michigan, U.S. |
| Died | March 16, 1971 (aged 68) Miami, Florida, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Frances Hutt (m. 1928; died 1970) |
Thomas Edmund Dewey (March 24, 1902 – March 16, 1971) was an American lawyer and politician who served as the Attorney General of the United States under Richard Nixon, having also served as Governor of New York. A member of the Republican Party, Dewey was nominated as the Republican candidate for president in 1944 and 1948, losing both times to democrats FDR and Harry Truman. Dewey had a tremendous influence within the party, and was one of the figures to recommend future vice president Nixon to General Eisenhower, which also influenced his decision to pick him as Attorney General.