Dick Thornburgh

Dick Thornburgh
76th United States Attorney General
In office
August 12, 1988 – August 15, 1991
PresidentRonald Reagan
George H. W. Bush
Preceded byEdwin Meese
Succeeded byWilliam Barr
In office
Acting: January 20, 1977 – January 26, 1977
PresidentJimmy Carter
Preceded byEdward H. Levi
Succeeded byGriffin Bell
41st Governor of Pennsylvania
In office
January 16, 1979 – January 20, 1987
LieutenantWilliam Scranton III
Preceded byMilton Shapp
Succeeded byBob Casey Sr.
United States Assistant Attorney General for the Criminal Division
In office
1975–1977
PresidentGerald Ford
Preceded byHenry E. Petersen
Succeeded byBenjamin Civiletti
United States Attorney for the Western District of Pennsylvania
In office
1969–1975
PresidentRichard Nixon
Gerald Ford
Preceded byGustave Diamond
Succeeded byBlair Griffith
Personal details
Born
Richard Lewis Thornburgh

(1932-07-16)July 16, 1932
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S.
DiedDecember 31, 2020(2020-12-31) (aged 88)
Verona, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
Spouse(s)Ginny Hooton (died 1960)
Ginny Judson
(m. 1963)
Children4
EducationYale University (BS)
University of Pittsburgh (LLB)

Richard Lewis Thornburgh (July 16, 1932 – December 31, 2020) was an American lawyer, author, and politician who served as the 76th United States attorney general from 1988 to 1991 under presidents Ronald Reagan and George H. W. Bush. A Republican, he previously served as the 41st governor of Pennsylvania and as the U.S. attorney for the Western District of Pennsylvania.