Gale Encyclopedia of American Law Volume 3 P37 fully illuminates today's leading cases, major statutes, legal terms and concepts, notable persons involved with the law, important documents and more. Legal issues are fully discussed in easy-to-understand language, including such high-profile topics as the Americans with Disabilities Act, capital punishment, domestic violence, gay and lesbian rights, physician-assisted suicide and thousands more. | 348 DALLAS GEORGE MIFFLIN Alexander J. Dallas. LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CROSS REFERENCE Bank of the United States. V DALLAS GEORGE MIFFLIN George Mifflin Dallas was born July 10 1792 to statesman Alexander james Dallas. He graduated from Princeton University in 1810 and was admitted to the bar three years later. In 1813 statesman Albert Gallatin was dispatched to Russia for the purpose of securing Russian aid in negotiating an end to the war of 1812 between the United states and Great Britain. Dallas performed the duties of secretary to Gallatin and was commissioned in 1814 by the American delegates at the Ghent Peace Conference to relay the terms of peace to the British. Dallas returned to Philadelphia and served as deputy attorney general before becoming mayor in 1829 for a three-year period. He also acted as . district attorney and in 1831 he entered the federal government. Dallas filled a vacancy in the . Senate and represented Pennsylvania until 1833 in that same year he also performed the duties of attorney general of Pennsylvania and continued in this capacity until 1835. In 1837 Dallas again acted as a diplomat serving as emissary to Russia. Eight years later he was elected as . vice president during the administration of james k. polk. His term lasted until 1849 and in 1856 he returned to foreign service acting as minister to Great Britain until 1861. During his tenure Dallas was instrumental in the negotiations that resulted in the formation of the Dallas-Clarendon Convention of 1856 for the purpose of arbitrating disputes concerning Central America between the United States and Great Britain. Dallas died December 31 1864 in Philadelphia Pennsylvania. DAMAGES The term damages refers to monetary compensation that is awarded by a court in a civil action to an individual who has been injured through the wrongful conduct of another party. Damages attempt to measure in financial terms the extent of harm a plaintiff has George Mifflin Dallas 1792-1864 1775
