Dallas, George Mifflin
- Phyllis F. Field
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Dallas, George Mifflin (10 July 1792–31 December 1864), vice president of the United States, senator, and diplomat, was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the son of Alexander James Dallas, a prominent lawyer and Democratic Republican politician, and Arabella Maria Smith. He graduated with highest honors from Princeton in 1810 and studied law with his father before his admission to the bar in 1813....