Dick Thornburgh
American politician (1932-2020)
Richard Lewis "Dick" Thornburgh (July 16, 1932 – December 31, 2020) was an American lawyer and Republican politician. He served as the 41st Governor of Pennsylvania from 1979 to 1987, and then as the U.S. Attorney General from 1988 to 1991.
Dick Thornburgh | |
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| 76th United States Attorney General | |
| In office August 15, 1988 – August 15, 1991 | |
| President | Ronald Reagan George H. W. Bush |
| Preceded by | Edwin Meese |
| Succeeded by | William P. Barr |
| 41st Governor of Pennsylvania | |
| In office January 16, 1979 – January 20, 1987 | |
| Lieutenant | William Scranton |
| Preceded by | Milton Shapp |
| Succeeded by | Bob Casey Sr. |
| United States Assistant Attorney General for the Criminal Division | |
| In office 1975–1977 | |
| President | Gerald Ford |
| Preceded by | Henry E. Petersen |
| Succeeded by | Benjamin Civiletti |
| United States Attorney for the Western District of Pennsylvania | |
| In office 1969–1975 | |
| President | Richard Nixon Gerald Ford |
| Preceded by | Gustave Diamond |
| Succeeded by | Blair Griffith |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Richard Lewis Thornburgh July 16, 1932 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Died | December 31, 2020 (aged 88) Verona, Pennsylvania |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Ginny Judson |
| Education | Yale University (BS) University of Pittsburgh (LLB) |
Thornburg resigned as Attorney General to run for the United States Senate in Pennsylvania in 1991, but lost to Democratic Harris Wofford.
Thornburgh died on December 31, 2020 in Verona, Pennsylvania at the age of 88.[1]
References
change- ↑ Couluombis, Angela (December 31, 2020). "Former Pa. Gov. Dick Thornburgh dies at 88". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Retrieved December 31, 2020.
Other websites
change- The Dick Thornburgh Papers Archived 2015-05-02 at the Wayback Machine at the University of Pittsburgh.
- The Dick Thornburgh Forum for Law and Public Policy
- Finding Aid for the Jay C. Waldman Papers, 1968–2003, AIS.2007.10, Archives Service Center, University of Pittsburgh
- Professional biography, K&L Gates Archived 2014-04-05 at the Wayback Machine
- Selection of Thornburgh quotes re Puerto Rico
- Speaking biography Archived 2014-04-05 at the Wayback Machine
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