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Of Scottish ancestry, George Mifflin Dallas was born to Alexander James Dallas and Arabella Smith Dallas in Philadelphia. Dallas was the second of six children, another of whom, Alexander, would become the commander of Pensacola Navy Yard. Born in Kingston, Jamaica and educated in Edinburgh, the senior Alexander was the Secretary of the Treasury under United States President James Madison, and ...
Apr 28, 2022 · On March 30, 1846, Dallas County was officially formed by order of the state legislature from portions of Nacogdoches and Robertson counties, and named probably for George Mifflin Dallas, vice president of the United States under James K. Polk (see DALLAS, TEXAS). Wikipedia: George M. Dallas George Mifflin Dallas (July 10, 1792 – December 31 ...
1991-002. Language. Records are in English. . Scope and Content. Steel engraving of George Mifflin Dallas (1792–1864), American statesman, Vice President of the United States under President James K. Polk. George Dallas is one of the possible sources for the name of the City of Dallas; though, the credit has never been substantiated.
George M. Dallas. American statesman and diplomat, born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on the 10th of July 1792. He graduated at Princeton in 1810 at the head of his class; then studied law in the office of his father, Alexander J. Dallas, the financier, and was admitted to the bar in 1813. In the same year he accompanied Albert Gallatin, as ...
- July 10, 1792
- December 31, 1864
Mar 11, 2002 · George Mifflin Dallas (1792–1864), attorney, public official, and diplomat, was born in Philadelphia and graduated from the College of New Jersey (later Princeton University) in 1810. After studying law under his father, Alexander J. Dallas, he was admitted to the Philadelphia bar in 1813. That same year Albert Gallatin selected the younger ...
Color print, half length portrait of a seated man (George M. Dallas) holding a book. Fringed green drapery in left background; a three masted sailing ship is depicted in the right background.Currently not on view
Princeton University ( BA) Chữ ký. George Mifflin Dallas (10 tháng 7 năm 1792 – 31 tháng 12 năm 1864) là một chính khách người Mỹ, từng là Thị trưởng Philadelphia từ năm 1828 đến năm 1829 và là Phó Tổng thống Hoa Kỳ thứ 11 từ năm 1845 đến năm 1849.
