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John Adams Dix war ein US-amerikanischer Politiker, Senator, Finanzminister, General im US-Heer und Gouverneur des Bundesstaates New York.
John Adams Dix (July 24, 1798 – April 21, 1879) was an American politician and military officer who was Secretary of the Treasury, Governor of New York and Union major general during the Civil War.
20. Juli 1998 · John Adams Dix was a political leader and U.S. Army officer who, as secretary of the treasury of the United States (1861), issued to a treasury officer in New Orleans the famous order: “If any one attempts to haul down the American flag, shoot him on the spot.”. He entered the U.S. Army at the age.
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After Fort Sumter in April of 1861, John Adams Dix was made chairman of the Union Defense Committee in New York. In this post, Dix issued a series of orders for national defense, and was advanced $2 million by President Lincoln in order to pay for military and naval necessities; this was clearly a sign of Lincoln’s trust in Dix’s abilities ...
After the resignation of Secretary of the Treasury Philip F. Thomas in 1860 and the secession of South Carolina the same year, the moneyed interests in the East demanded that John A. Dix (1798 - 1879) be made Secretary.
John Adams Dix (1798--1879) was a U.S. senator and Union general in the American Civil War. Born in Boscawen, New Hampshire, he joined the army at the age of 15 to take part in the War of 1812.
John Adams Dix. BORN: July 24, 1798 Boscawen, New Hampshire. DIED: April 21, 1879 (age 80) New York City, New York. POLITICAL PARTY: Democratic (Before 1872) Republican (1872–1879) CAREER HIGHLIGHTS: 1813-1828: U.S. Army 1830: Moved to Albany, New York 1831-1833: Adjutant General of New York 1833-1839: Secretary of State of New York 1842:
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