ALEXANDER J. DALLAS

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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

PORTRAIT:

Artist: Gilbert Stuart, ca. 1800 (Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts)