John A. Dix

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John A. Dix was a 19th-century American politician, military officer, and statesman who served as a U.S. senator, Union major general in the Civil War, and governor of New York.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf human
military officer
politician
statesman
appointedBy Abraham Lincoln NERFINISHED
burialPlace Trinity Church Cemetery, Manhattan NERFINISHED
conflict American Civil War
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1798-07-24
dateOfDeath 1879-04-21
educatedAt Phillips Exeter Academy NERFINISHED
familyName Dix NERFINISHED
givenName John NERFINISHED
memberOfPoliticalParty Democratic Party
Republican Party
middleName Adams NERFINISHED
militaryBranch Union Army NERFINISHED
militaryRank Captain
Major general
notableFor service as Governor of New York in the 1870s
service as Union major general in the American Civil War
notableWork famous order "If anyone attempts to haul down the American flag, shoot him on the spot"
occupation diplomat
lawyer
officeHeldFrom Mayor of New York City: 1862
United States Minister to France: 1866
United States Secretary of the Treasury: 1861-01
officeHeldTo Mayor of New York City: 1863
United States Minister to France: 1869
United States Secretary of the Treasury: 1861-03
placeOfBirth Boscawen, New Hampshire NERFINISHED
placeOfDeath New York City, New York NERFINISHED
positionHeld Governor of New York NERFINISHED
Mayor of New York City
United States Minister to France NERFINISHED
United States Secretary of the Treasury
United States senator
religion Episcopalian
represented New York NERFINISHED
representedIn United States Senate NERFINISHED
residence Albany, New York NERFINISHED
New York City, New York NERFINISHED
servedIn United States Army
sexOrGender male
spouse Catherine Morgan NERFINISHED
termEnd as Governor of New York: 1874
as United States senator: 1849
termStart as Governor of New York: 1873
as United States senator: 1845

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