Dewey became New York governor in 1943 and was the Republican presidential candidate in 1944 against Roosevelt and in 1948 against Truman, losing each contest but remaining governor until 1954.
This was first posted in February, but on the 123rd anniversary of his birth I am adding a link to a 2014 book from Cornell University Press, Politics as Usual and his portrait published on a state website featuring New York governors.