The story of a great nationOr, Our country's achievements, military, naval, political, and civil . JOHN A. DIX. Bnm in Boscawen. N. H., July 24, 1798. Entered thearmy. 1S12, and was aide-de-camp to Gen. Brown, whenCoitimander-in-Chief, U. S. A. Resigned his commission1828. adopted the legal profession, and united with theDemocratic party. , State of New York. S. Senator. 1845. Assistant Treasurer. New Postmaster. 1859. Secretary of the Treasurv,Dec. 1860-March, 1861. of Vols., May. 1861,and soon after, , U. S. A. Military command-ant in New York
The story of a great nationOr, Our country's achievements, military, naval, political, and civil . JOHN A. DIX. Bnm in Boscawen. N. H., July 24, 1798. Entered thearmy. 1S12, and was aide-de-camp to Gen. Brown, whenCoitimander-in-Chief, U. S. A. Resigned his commission1828. adopted the legal profession, and united with theDemocratic party. , State of New York. S. Senator. 1845. Assistant Treasurer. New Postmaster. 1859. Secretary of the Treasurv,Dec. 1860-March, 1861. of Vols., May. 1861,and soon after, , U. S. A. Military command-ant in New York during the Draft riot^, 1863. Com-manded Department of the East, Minister toFrance, 18R6-()8. Elerted Governor of New York, 1872,and defeated by S. J. Tildeu, 1874. Died April 21, WM. L. YANCEY. Born at Ogt-ochee Shoals. Ga., Aug. 10, 1814. Admit-ted to the bar, 1837. and removed to Montgomery, to Congress, 1844. and re-elected for a secondterm. Delegate to the National Democratic Convention^1S48. Took an active part to m;ik< Kinisas a slave State,1854-56. Delegate to the Natinmil Democratic Conven-tion, 18150. at Charleston, but his Southern policy waeopposed, whereupon he joined the convention at Balti-more. Reported the ordinance of secession adopted bythe Montgomery convention. Appointed Commissionerto Europe by the Confederacy, I8tU. Unsuccessful ingaining recognition, he returned and served in Con-federate Congress. Died July, 1803.
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