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Dallas was born in Philadelphia on July 10, 1792, to Alexander James Dallas and Arabella Maria Smith Dallas. His father, of Scottish descent, [3] born in Kingston , Jamaica, to Dr. Robert Dallas and educated in Edinburgh , was the Secretary of the Treasury under United States President James Madison , and was also briefly the Secretary of War . [2]
George Mifflin Dallas was born on July 10, 1792, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. His parents were affluent members of the community, and his father served for as secretary of the Treasury and interim secretary of War for President James Madison. Dallas attended Princeton University and graduated in 1810.
George M. Dallas was an American politician who served as the 11th Vice President of the Unites States, from 1845 to 1849, in the Democratic administration of President James K. Polk. Born in Philadelphia in a political family, Dallas, after graduating from the College of New Jersey, studied law and was admitted to the bar.
EDUCATION: Princeton University (BA, 1810 ) POLITICAL PARTY: Democrat. HIGHLIGHTS: 1813: Admitted to the Bar. 1814: Began Practicing Law in New York City. 1815-1817: Solicitor of the U.S. Bank. 1817: Returned to Philadelphia, Appointed Deputy Attorney General. 1828-1829: Mayor of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. 1829-1831:
George Mifflin Dallas (July 10, 1792 – December 31, 1864) was an American politician and diplomat. He was the 11th vice president of the United States from 1845 to 1849, under James K. Polk . Before becoming vice president, he was a senator from Pennsylvania and the mayor of Philadelphia .
Close. The son of U.S. Treasury Secretary Alexander J. Dallas, Dallas attended elite preparatory schools before embarking on a legal career. He served as the private secretary to Albert Gallatin and worked for the Treasury Department and the Second Bank of the United States.
May 15, 2024 · George Mifflin Dallas, (born July 10, 1792, Philadelphia—died Dec. 31, 1864, Philadelphia), 11th vice president of the United States (1845–49) in the Democratic administration of President James K. Polk. Dallas was the son of Alexander J. Dallas, secretary of the Treasury (1814–16), and Arabella Maria Smith.
