Dick Thornburgh
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 (1932-07-16)July 16, 1932 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Died	December 31, 2020(2020-12-31) (aged 88) Verona, Pennsylvania
Political party	Republican
Spouse(s)	Ginny Judson
Education	Yale University (BS) University of Pittsburgh (LLB)

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.

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]

• 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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