Alexander J. Dallas
Politician
1759 – 1817
Who was Alexander J. Dallas?
Alexander James Dallas was an American statesman who served as the U.S. Treasury Secretary under President James Madison.
Dallas was born in Kingston, Jamaica, to Dr. Robert Charles Dallas and Sarah Elizabeth Hewitt. When he was five his family moved to Edinburgh and then to London. There he studied under James Elphinston. He planned to study law, but was unable to afford it. He married Arabella Maria Smith of Pennsylvania, the daughter of Maj. George Smith of the British Army and Arabella Barlow, in 1780 and the next year they moved to Jamaica. There he was admitted to the bar through his father's connections. Maria's health suffered in Jamaica and they moved to Philadelphia in 1783. Dallas was admitted to the Pennsylvania bar in 1785. His law practice was slow and on the side he edited the Pennsylvania Herald from 1787 to 1788 and the Columbian Magazine from 1787 to 1789.
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- Born
- Jun 21, 1759
Kingston - Also known as
- Alexander Dallas
- Spouses
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Education
- University of Edinburgh
- Died
- Jan 16, 1817
Philadelphia
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on July 23, 2013
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