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George Mifflin Dallas was born in Philadelphia on July, 10 in 1792, the son of Alexander James Dallas, secretary of the treasury under President James Madison.
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George Mifflin Dallas was born in Philadelphia on July, 10 in 1792, the son of Alexander James Dallas, secretary of the treasury under President James Madison.
He graduated from Princeton University in 1810 and was admitted to the bar three years later.
Dallas accepted an offer to be the private secretary of Albert Gallatin and in 1813 they were dispatched to Russia for the purpose of securing Russian aid in negotiating an end to the war of 1812 between the United States and Great Britain.
Also he was vice-president to President James K. Polk from 1845 to 1849.
As vice-president he cast the deciding vote repealing the tariff bill of 1842.
While acting as minister to England from 1856 to 1861, Dallas was helpful in settling the dispute which arose between Great Britain and the United States over the Clayton-Bulwer Treaty.
As the Vice President of the United States, he worked hard towards realizing the goal of tariff reduction and territorial expansion. Dallas created the first local trading post in the state of Texas which was the first known settlement in present day Dallas, Texas, metro area. As the Minister of Britain, he represented his country with discretion and made every effort to strengthen the Union cause in Great Britain.
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He married Sophia Nicklin Dallas, they had 8 children.