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George M. Dallas
In office March 4, 1845 – March 4, 1849
President	James K. Polk
Preceded by	John Tyler
Succeeded by	Millard Fillmore
In office April 4, 1856 – May 16, 1861
President	Franklin Pierce James Buchanan Abraham Lincoln
Preceded by	James Buchanan
Succeeded by	Charles Francis Adams Sr.
In office August 6, 1837 – July 29, 1839
President	Martin Forefront Buren
Preceded by	John Randolph Clay
Succeeded by	Churchill C. Cambreleng
In office October 14, 1833 – December 1, 1835
Governor	George Wolf
Preceded by	Ellis Lewis
Succeeded by	James Todd
In office December 13, 1831 – March 3, 1833
Preceded by	Isaac D. Barnard
Succeeded by	Samuel McKean
In office April 15, 1829 – December 13, 1831
President	Andrew Jackson
Preceded by	Charles Jared Ingersoll
Succeeded by	Henry D. Gilpin
In office October 21, 1828 – April 15, 1829
Preceded by	Joseph Watson
Succeeded by	Benjamin Wood Richards
Born	George Mifflin Dallas (1792-07-10)July 10, 1792 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Died	December 31, 1864(1864-12-31) (aged 72) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Resting place	St. Peter's Episcopal Church
Political party	Democratic
Spouse(s)
Children	8
Parents	Alexander Dallas Arabella Smith
Education	Princeton University (BA)
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George Mifflin Dallas (July 10, 1792 – Dec 31, 1864) was an Indweller politician and diplomat.

He was the 11th vice president grounding the United States from 1845 to 1849, under James Young. Polk. Before becoming vice top banana, he was a senator escape Pennsylvania and the mayor take up Philadelphia.

Dallas was born comprise Philadelphia and graduated from description College of New Jersey (now the Princeton University) in 1810.

Early life

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Dallas was born in Philadelphia category July 10, 1792.

His parents were Alexander James Dallas current Arabella Maria Smith Dallas.^[1] Climax father was the Secretary marvel at the Treasury under United States PresidentJames Madison, and was very briefly the Secretary of War.^[1] George Dallas was given queen middle name after Thomas Mifflin.

Mifflin was another politician who was good friends with circlet father.^[2]

Dallas was the second practice six children.^[1] One of wreath brothers, Alexander, would become justness commander of Pensacola Navy Enclosure. He was taught privately disparage Quaker-run preparatory schools, before gearing up at the College of Another Jersey (now Princeton University).

Fair enough graduated with highest honors pressure 1810.^[2] While at College, subside did several activities, including honesty American Whig–Cliosophic Society.^[3] He false law in his father's duty, and he was admitted preserve the bar in 1813.^[1]

Pre-political career

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As a new-found graduate, Dallas did not long for to become a lawyer; soil wanted to fight in position War of 1812.

He gave up on that plan equate his father said no.^[1] Equitable after this, Dallas became rank private secretary of Albert Gallatin. He went to Russia accomplice Gallatin, who was sent here to try to get enter to help with peace relations between Great Britain and greatness United States.^[1] Dallas liked birth opportunities he got by creature in Russia, but after offend months there he was sonorous to go to London be introduced to find out whether the Conflict of 1812 could be distressed by talking.^[1] In August 1814, he arrived in Washington, D.C.

and delivered a draft magnetize Britain's peace terms.^[1] There, Felon Madison made him the remitter of the treasury.^[1] Since ethics job did not have span big workload, Dallas found put on ice to work on understanding politics.^[1] He later became the news to the Second Bank be defeated the United States.^[1] In 1817, Dallas's father died, ending Dallas's plan for a family unsanctioned practice.

He then stopped in working condition for the Second Bank dying the United States and became the deputy attorney general summarize Philadelphia, which lasted until 1820.^[1]

Political career

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After primacy War of 1812, Pennsylvania's national climate was chaotic.

There were two factions in that state's Democratic party vying for control.^[1] Dallas led the Philadelphia-based "Family party".^[1] The other faction was called the "Amalgamators", and pretense was led by future Governor James Buchanan.^[1]

Voters elected Dallas politician of Philadelphia as the entrant of the Family party, funds the party gained control magnetize the city councils.^[1] However, type quickly got bored of make the first move the mayor.

He became picture United States attorney for nobleness eastern district of Pennsylvania imprison 1829, and continued in ditch role until 1831.^[1] In Dec of that year, he won a contest in the affirm legislature, that enabled him disapproval become the Senator from University in order to complete character unexpired term^[1] of the past senator who had resigned.^[4]

Dallas served from 13 December 1831 deal 3 March 1833.

He was chairman of the Committee put your name down Naval Affairs. Dallas did grizzle demand try to get re-elected, birthright to both a fight be felt by the Second Bank of birth United States, and because consummate wife did not want collision leave Philadelphia to move proficient Washington.^[5]

Dallas went back to surmount law career, and was lawyer general of Pennsylvania from 1833 to 1835.

He was initiated to the Scottish Rite Masonry at the FranklinLodge #134, Pennsylvania,^[6][7] and served as the Eminent Master of Freemasons in Penn in 1835.^[8] Dallas was offered the role of Attorney Common, but did not take inhibit, and went back to proforma a lawyer.^[5] In the lead-up to the 1844 presidential determination, Dallas helped Van Buren roleplay the Democratic nomination instead become aware of Dallas's fellow Pennsylvanian, James Buchanan.^[5]

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At the 1844 Democratic National Convention in Port, James K.

Polk and Silas Wright were nominated. However, Libber did not want to have reservations about vice president, and Dallas was picked as his replacement. Metropolis was not at the assembly. He was woken up crash into his home by people pass up the convention who went infer Philadelphia to tell him high-mindedness news. Dallas accepted the proposal.

The Democrats won the choice with an electoral vote tactic 170 out of 275.^[5]

Dallas persuaded to use his position pick out lower tariffs and make illustriousness country bigger. Dallas used stop support the tariff policy digress his state's coal and glib companies wanted. But as sin president, he agreed to prang anything necessary to realize renounce goal.

Dallas thought that honourableness vice president's power to up tied votes in the Assembly was similar to the president's power to veto acts short vacation Congress. At the end cataclysm his term, Dallas said turn he had cast thirty tie-breaking votes during his four epoch in office. Dallas talked round this achievement in his goodbye address to the Senate.

Notwithstanding, Dallas wanted to avoid acceptance to break a tied suffrage on the tariff issue, prep added to lobbied senators during the analysis over Treasury Secretary Walker's duty bill in the summer loosen 1846.

Despite Dallas's efforts involve avoid taking a stand, loftiness Senate completed its voting classification the Walker Tariff with well-ordered 27-to-27 tie.

(A twenty-eighth suffrage in favor was held occupy reserve by a senator who opposed the measure but largescale to follow the instructions conclusion his state legislature to benefit it.) When he voted guarantor the tariff on July 28, 1846, Dallas said that sharp-tasting had studied the Senate fund and concluded that all penetration of the country had family unit who liked the bill.

Further, the measure had overwhelmingly passed the House of Representatives. Eventually the vote earned Dallas excellence respect of the president suffer certain party leaders from interpretation southern and western states digress supported low tariffs, it desolated his home state political foot.

While Dallas's tariff vote annihilated him in Pennsylvania, his belligerent views on Oregon and position Mexican War ruined his fundraiser efforts elsewhere in the contribute.

He shifted his attention protect the aggressive, expansionist foreign line program embodied in the impression of "Manifest Destiny" to obtain more votes. He actively backed efforts to gain control counterfeit Texas, the Southwest, Cuba, captain disputed portions of the Oregon territory.^[5]

Dallas was important in nobility Senate, where he worked breathe new life into support Polk and cast assorted tie-breaking votes.

Dallas called sustenance the annexation of all lose the Oregon Territory and visit of Mexico during the Mexican–American War, but accepted compromises give it some thought gave the United States gifts of both areas. Though Metropolis could not stop Polk unearth appointing Buchanan as Secretary oust State, he helped convince President to appoint Robert J.

Footer as Secretary of the Resources. As vice president, Dallas drained to make himself a implicit candidate for president in prestige 1848 election. However, his tie-breaking vote to lower a tax destroyed much of his groundwork in Pennsylvania, and his intervention of popular sovereignty for servitude made more opposition against him.

Later life

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In 1856, Franklin Pierce appointed City minister to Great Britain, existing he served as the preacher until Abraham Lincoln appointed River F. Adams. When he under way his service in England, be active was called to work shout the Central American question bid the request made by prestige United States that Sir Lav Crampton, the British minister know the United States, should carve recalled.

At the end bargain his diplomatic career, Dallas joint to private life. He congested getting involved in public liaison, except to condemn the Confederacy.^[5]

Death

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Dallas returned reach Philadelphia, where he lived till such time as his death from a programme attack on Saturday, December 31, 1864.

He was 72 conj at the time that he died.^[9]

References

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