

OVERVIEW:
FULL NAME:
Alexander James Dallas
BORN:
June 21, 1759,
Kingston, Jamaica
DIED:
January 16, 1817 (age 57),
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
POLITICAL PARTY:
Democratic-Republican
HIGHLIGHTS:
1783:
Admitted to the Pennsylvania Bar
1783-1791:
Practiced law in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
1791-1801:
Secretary of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
1790-1800:
First Reporter of Decisions for the U.S. Supreme Court
1801-1814:
U.S. District Attorney for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania
1814-1816:
U.S. Secretary of the Treasury
1815:
Acting U.S. Secretary of War,
Acting U.S. Secretary of State
SOURCES:
Department of the Treasury
Mount Vernon
University of Pennsylvania
UVA Miller Center
Wikipedia
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