Alexander J. Dallas

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Alexander J. Dallas

American politician

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George Mifflin Dallas
Dallas was the son of Alexander J. Dallas, secretary of the Treasury (1814–16), and Arabella Maria Smith. In 1813 his father arranged for George to serve as a private secretary to Albert Gallatin, secretary of the Treasury (1801–14), on his diplomatic mission to Russia to negotiate an end to the…
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Dallas was the son of Alexander J. Dallas, secretary of the Treasury (1814–16), and Arabella Maria Smith. In 1813 his father arranged for George to serve as a private secretary to Albert Gallatin, secretary of the Treasury (1801–14), on his diplomatic mission to Russia to negotiate an end to the…
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