John Adams Dix
| John Adams Dix | |
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| 24th Governor of New York | |
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In office January 1, 1873 – December 31, 1874 |
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| Lieutenant | John C. Robinson |
| Preceded by | John T. Hoffman |
| Succeeded by | Samuel J. Tilden |
| 24th United States Secretary of the Treasury | |
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In office January 15, 1861 – March 6, 1861 |
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| President |
James Buchanan Abraham Lincoln |
| Preceded by | Philip Thomas |
| Succeeded by | Salmon P. Chase |
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United States Senator from New York |
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In office January 27, 1845 – March 3, 1849 |
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| Preceded by | Henry A. Foster |
| Succeeded by | William H. Seward |
| 16th Secretary of State of New York | |
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In office January 15, 1833 – February 4, 1839 |
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| Preceded by | Azariah C. Flagg |
| Succeeded by | John C. Spencer |
| Personal details | |
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July 24, 1798 Boscawen, New Hampshire |
| Died | April 21, 1879 (aged 80) New York City, New York |
| Political party | Democratic, Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Catherine Morgan Dix |
| Profession | Politician, Lawyer, Railroad President |
| Religion | Episcopalian |
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United States Army Union Army |
| Years of service | 1813–1828; 1861–1865 |
| Rank | Major General |
| Commands | Department of Virginia |
John Adams Dix (July 24, 1798 – April 21, 1879) was Secretary of the Treasury, Governor of New York and Union major general during the Civil War. He was notable for arresting the pro-Southern Maryland legislature, preventing that divided border state from seceding, and for arranging a system for prisoner exchange via the Dix-Hill cartel, concluded in partnership with Confederate Major General Daniel Harvey Hill.
Dix was born in Boscawen, New Hampshire, the son of Timothy Dix and Abigail Wilkins, and brother of composer Marion Dix Sullivan. He joined the US Army as an ensign in May 1813, serving under his father. He attained the rank of captain in August 1825, and resigned from the Army in December 1828.
In 1826, Dix married Catherine Morgan, the adopted daughter of Congressman John J. Morgan, who gave Dix a job overseeing his upstate New York land holdings in Cooperstown. Dix and his wife moved to Cooperstown in 1828, and he practiced law in addition to overseeing the land holdings. In 1830, he was appointed by Governor Enos T. Throop as Adjutant General of the New York State Militia, and moved to Albany, New York. He was Secretary of State of New York from 1833 to 1839, and a member of the New York State Assembly (Albany Co.) in 1842.
Dix was elected as a Democrat to the United States Senate to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Silas Wright, Jr., and held office from 1845 to 1849. In November 1848, he was the Barnburner/Free-Soil candidate for Governor of New York, but was defeated by Whig Hamilton Fish. In February 1849, he ran for re-election to the U.S. Senate as the Barnburners' candidate, but the Whig majority of the State Legislature elected William H. Seward.
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