DALLAS, GEORGE MIFFLIN

1792–1864, American statesman, Vice President of the United States (1845–49), b. Philadelphia; son of Alexander James Dallas. He read law, was admitted (1813) to the bar, and was secretary to Albert Gallatin. After serving as solicitor (1815–17) of the Bank of the United States, Dallas was city attorney (1817–19) and mayor (1819) of Philadelphia. An active Democrat, he was appointed (1829) U.S. district attorney for E Pennsylvania, then served as a U.S. Senator (1831–33), as attorney general of Pennsylvania (1833–35), and as minister to Russia (1837–39). He returned to his law practice, and a sharp political rivalry developed between him and James Buchanan in Pennsylvania. In 1844, Dallas was elected Vice President on the Democratic ticket along with James K. Polk. Dallas was later appointed (1856) minister to Great Britain and was succeeded (1861) in that post by Charles Francis Adams. Dallas conducted the negotiations leading to the Dallas-Clarendon Convention, signed in 1856, which set a basis for the settlement of difficulties in Central America. He also secured from Great Britain a disavowal of the right of search, a historic matter of dispute. He wrote a biography (1871) of his father.

See his letters from London (1869) and his diaries (1892) while a minister to Great Britain and Russia.

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books on: Dallas George Mifflin  - 190 results

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The Decision-Makers: The Power Structure of Dallas
Book by Carol Estes Thometz; Southern Methodist University Press, 1963
Subjects: Dallas (Tex.)--Politics And Government, Municipal Government--United States--Case Studies
...College, 1954. KIMBALL JUSTIN F. Our City -- Dallas . Dallas: Dallas Independent School District, 1953. LUNBERG GEORGE A. Social Research . New York: Longmans...Leadership or Domination . Boston: Houghton Mifflin Co., 1935.
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The Family Life of George Washington
Book by Charles Moore; Houghton Mifflin, 1926
Subjects: Custis Family, Washington, George--1732-1799
...buried at Mount Vernon, 114 ; 167 , 209 , 216 . Custis, George Washington Parke, of Arlington, 11 ; marks birthplace...Lee. Custis family, 58 . Cutbush, Edward, 112 . Dallas, George M., Vice-President, 200 . Dandridge, Bartholomew...
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The Anthology and the Rise of the Novel: From Richardson to George Eliot
Book by Leah Price; Cambridge University Press, 2000
Subjects: Anthologies--Editing, Eliot, George--1819-1880--Criticism And Interpretation, English Fiction--18th Century--History And Criticism, English Fiction--19th Century--History And Criticism, Literary Form--History--18th Century, Literary Form--History--19th Century, Richardson, Samuel--1689-1761--Criticism And Interpretation
...Middlemarch, 351; Dallas , AdamBede, 5. 148...ed., A Century of George Eliot Criticism Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1965 , 170 80 176...1886 : 701 19 714 ; George Meredith, The Pilgrims...Wit and Wisdom of George Meredith, with selections...
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Entangling Alliance: Politics & Diplomacy under George Washington
Book by Alexander Deconde; Duke University Press, 1958
Subjects: France--Foreign Relations--United States, United States--Foreign Relations--1789-1797, United States--Foreign Relations--France, United States--Politics And Government--1789-1797
...had gotten it from Governor Thomas Mifflin of Pennsylvania, who had heard it directly from Dallas and Jefferson. 53 In the final...in order to clear up the matter, Mifflin, Dallas, and Jefferson -- Republicans...
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Life, Letters, and Speeches
Book by George Copway, A. Lavonne Brown Ruoff, Donald B. Smith; University of Nebraska Press, 1997
Subjects: Copway, George--1818-1863?, Ojibwa Indians, Ojibwa Indians--Biography
...Toronto: Ryerson, 1962. Genzmer George Harvey. "George Copway." Dictionary of American...Revolutionary Patriots . 4 vols. Dallas: Pioneer Heritage Press, 1987...American Indians . Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1996.
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journal articles on: Dallas George Mifflin  - 69 results

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The Commander in Chief and the Courts
Journal article by Jules Lobel; Presidential Studies Quarterly, Vol. 37, 2007
Subjects: Bush, George W.--Foreign policy, Bush, George W.--Military policy, United States. Supreme Court--Management, War and emergency powers--Laws, regulations and rules, War on Terrorism, 2001-
...Gray. 2006. The law: George Bush as commander in...Review 102: 545. Bush, George W. 2005. Statement...41: 52. Dennison, George M. 1974. Martial law...presidency. Boston: Houghton Mifflin. Sofaer, Abraham...Tingy, 4 U.S. (Dallas) 37, 43 (1800...
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Legal Challenges to Presidential Policies on the Use of Military Force
Journal article by Barry N. Sweet; Policy Studies Journal, Vol. 24, 1996
Subjects: Armed Forces--United States, Bush, George--Military policy, Persian Gulf War, 1991--Political aspects, Presidents--Military policy, Vietnamese Conflict, 1961-1975--Political aspects
...1973). The imperial presidency. Boston, MA: Houghton Mifflin Company. Stromseth, J. E. (1993). Rethinking war powers...J. (1982). The war-making powers of the president. Dallas, TX: SMU Press. Timbers, E. (1986, Spring). The Supreme...
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American Reaction to European Revolutions, 1848-1852: Sectionalism, Memory, and the Revolutionary Heritage
Journal article by Michael A. Morrison; Civil War History, Vol. 49, 2003
Subjects: Americans--Attitudes, Americans--Military policy, Europe--History, Europe--Military aspects, Political reform, Revolutions--History, Revolutions--Influence, United States history, United States--Military aspects
...Calhoun, Apr. 5, 1848, in Aderman, ed., Letters of Paulding, 474-76. (23.) Dallas to Philip Dallas, Apr. 1, 1848, box 11, George Mifflin Dallas Collection, Historical Society of Pennsylvania; Bancroft to Buchanan, Apr. 24, 1848...
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"The Whole Shape of the Act": Berthoff's Forming/thinking/writing, C. S. Peirce, and the Nineteenth-century Science and Politics of Reading the World
Journal article by Neal Bruss; Reader, 2010
Subjects: Berthoff, Ann E, Higher education, Learning, Pedagogy, Peirce, Charles Sanders, Reading, Writing
...as the Family Party, which was effectively run by George Dallas" (7). After his fathers departure, Alexander would be closely mentored by this uncle, George Mifflin Dallas (1792-1864), who had served as a U. S. Senator...
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Interpreting Popular Sovereignty: A Historiographical Essay
Journal article by Christopher Childers; Civil War History, Vol. 57, 2011
Subjects: Calhoun, John C.--Political activity, Cass, Lewis--Political activity, Dickinson, Daniel S.--Political activity, Fehrenbacher, Don E.--Political activity, Kansas-Nebraska Act of 1854, Missouri Compromise, 1820-1821--Political aspects, Missouri Compromise, 1820-1821--Reports, Nichols, Roy F.--Political activity, Political parties--Isle of Man, Political parties--Kansas, Political parties--Nebraska, Political parties--New York, Political parties--Reports, Potter, David M.--Political activity, Slavery--Political aspects, Slavery--Reports, United States. Supreme Court--Reports, Wilmot Proviso of 1846 (Draft)
...114-15. (9.) "Great Speech of the Hon. George M. Dallas, Upon the Leading Topics of the Day, Delivered...Office, 1847), 15. (10.) John M. Belohlavek, George Mifflin Dallas: Jacksonian Patrician (Univ. Park: Pennsylvania...
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magazine articles on: Dallas George Mifflin  - 5 results

 
 
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The Bookshelf
Magazine article by George L. George; American Cinematographer, Vol. 60, December 1979
The Bookshelf by George L. George GENRES AND TECHNIQUES Issued by Eastman...Texas (Whitmark, 4120 Main St., Dallas, TX 75226; $37.50). More modest...search for movie material (Houghton Mifflin $10.95). Seeking to offset the...
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Children's Books
Magazine article by Daria Donnelly; Commonweal, April 23, 1999
...was a cub reporter in the Dallas UPI office when the call came...been collected in one volume: George and Martha: The Complete Stories...Two Best Friends (Houghton Mifflin, $25, 340 pp.). Marshall...delightfully understated, Marshalls George and Martha stories are modern...
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Final Report of the Assassination Records Review Board
Magazine article by Max Holland; The Nation, Vol. 267, December 7, 1998
Subjects: Assassination--Investigations, Kennedy, John F.--Investigations, Presidents (Government), Presidents--Assassination
...going to deliver it in Dallas, after all, the virtual...Not coincidentally, Dallas was also a fount of anti...The October issue of George, edited by the Presidents...troth of what occurred in Dallas thirty-five years ago...Commission for Houghton Mifflin. In December he will...
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2004 Ire Awards Winners and Finalists
Magazine article; Investigative Reporters and Editors, Inc. The IRE Journal, Vol. 28, May/Jun 2005
Subjects: Awards & honors, Journalism, Media coverage, Winners
...Bernardin (Calif.) Sun; George Watson, Guy McCarthy...David Fanning, Lawrie Mifflin and Ann Derry TOP 20...Americans," WFAA-Dallas; Brett Shipp, Mark...The Price of Loyalty: George VV. Bush, the White...insider account of George W. Bushs White House...
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By the Book
Magazine article by Jeremy Beer; American Conservative, Vol. 8, May 4, 2009
Subjects: Book industry, Books, Business conditions, Electronic publishing, United States
...published with HarperCollins, Houghton Mifflin, and Basic Books. Tom Wolfe. Pat Buchanan...us dream - would have drifted back to Dallas and St. Louis and Boise and started publishing...according to Adam Bellow, in the halcyon George H. W Bush days. Perhaps one like that...


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newspaper articles on: Dallas George Mifflin  - 1 result

 
 
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Books on Catholic Issues Vie for Audience after Abuse Scandals
Newspaper article; The Washington Times, July 29, 2002
Subjects: Globe Newspaper Co., Newspaper publishing
...Little Brown to be out for the mid-June Dallas meeting of the U.S. bishops, will...was rushed into print by Houghton Mifflin without time to add the sex abuse topic...crisis will come from papal biographer George Weigel in September when Basic Books issues...


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encyclopedia articles on: Dallas George Mifflin  - 2 results

 
 
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Dallas, George Mifflin
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
DALLAS, GEORGE MIFFLIN 1792 1864, American statesman, vice...Philadelphia; son of Alexander James Dallas . He read law, was admitted (1813...of the Bank of the United States, Dallas was city attorney (1817 19) and mayor...
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Dallas, Alexander James
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...treasury by President Madison , Dallas succeeded to the office near the...bill, which did not suit him, Dallas largely dictated the second bill...1816. See biographies by his son George Mifflin Dallas (1871) and R. Walters, Jr...


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