Biographical Directory of the American Congress, 1774-1949

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Dallas, George Mifflin

Dallas, George Mifflin, a Senator from Pennsylvania and a Vice President of the United States; born in Philadelphia, Pa., July 10, 1792; was graduated from Princeton College in 1810; studied law; was admitted to the bar in 1813; private secretary to Albert Gallatin, Minister to Russia; returned in 1814 and commenced the practice of law in New York City; was solicitor of the United States Bank 1815-1817; returned to Philadelphia, and was appointed deputy attorney general in 1817; mayor of Philadelphia in 1829; United States district attorney for the eastern district of Pennsylvania 1829-1831; elected as a Democrat to the United States Senate to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Isaac D. Barnard and served from December 13, 1831, to March 3, 1833; declined to be a candidate for reelection in 1832; resumed the practice of law; attorney general of the State 1833-1835; appointed by President Van Buren as Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to Russia and served from March 7, 1837, to July 29, 1839; when he was recalled at his own request; elected Vice President of the United States on the Democratic ticket in 1844 with James K. Polk and served from March 4, 1845, to March 3, 1849; appointed Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to Great Britain by President Pierce and served from February 4, 1856, to May 16, 1861; returned to Philadelphia, and died there December 31, 1864; interment in St. Peter’s Churchyard.

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Chicago: U.S. Congress, "Dallas, George Mifflin," Biographical Directory of the American Congress, 1774-1949 in U.S. Congress, Biographical Directory of the American Congress, 1774–1949 (Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office, 1950), P.1050 Original Sources, accessed April 20, 2024, http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=H6WYX48N8CJ2TH6.

MLA: U.S. Congress. "Dallas, George Mifflin." Biographical Directory of the American Congress, 1774-1949, in U.S. Congress, Biographical Directory of the American Congress, 1774–1949 (Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office, 1950), P.1050, Original Sources. 20 Apr. 2024. http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=H6WYX48N8CJ2TH6.

Harvard: U.S. Congress, 'Dallas, George Mifflin' in Biographical Directory of the American Congress, 1774-1949. cited in , U.S. Congress, Biographical Directory of the American Congress, 1774–1949 (Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office, 1950), P.1050. Original Sources, retrieved 20 April 2024, from http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=H6WYX48N8CJ2TH6.