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John Adams Dix (24 de julio de 1798 - 21 de abril de 1879) fue Secretario del Tesoro, gobernador de Nueva York y Mayor General de la Unión durante la guerra civil estadounidense.
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.
17 de abr. de 2024 · 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.”
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John Adams Dix (24 de julio de 1798 - 21 de abril de 1879) fue Secretario del Tesoro, gobernador de Nueva York y Mayor General de la Unión durante la Guerra Civil Estadounidense.
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. He fought in the battles at Chrysler's Field in 1813 and Niagara, also known as Lundy's Lane, in 1814.
Assistant Treasurer of the United States in New York. 1860-1861: Postmaster of New York City. 1861: U.S. Secretary of the Treasury. 1861-1865: Served in Union Army as Major General.
In 1826, President John Quincy Adams tapped him to serve as his special messenger to Denmark. By 1828, Dix had returned to the United States and settled in New York. From 1831 to 1834, he served as adjutant-general of New York before becoming secretary of state and superintendent of public schools.
