John Adams Dix

John Dix
24th Governor of New York
In office January 1, 1873 – December 31, 1874
Lieutenant	John C. Robinson
Preceded by	John T. Hoffman
Succeeded by	Samuel J. Tilden
United States Minister to France
In office December 23, 1866 – May 23, 1869
President	Andrew Johnson Ulysses S. Grant
Preceded by	John Bigelow
Succeeded by	Elihu B. Washburne
24th United States Secretary of the Treasury
In office January 15, 1861 – March 6, 1861
President	James Buchanan Abraham Lincoln
Preceded by	Philip Thomas
Succeeded by	Salmon P. Chase
United States Senator from New York
In office January 27, 1845 – March 3, 1849
Preceded by	Henry A. Foster
Succeeded by	William H. Seward
16th Secretary of State of New York
In office January 15, 1833 – February 4, 1839
Governor	William L. Marcy William H. Seward
Preceded by	Azariah C. Flagg
Succeeded by	John Spencer
Personal details
Born	(1798-07-24)July 24, 1798 Boscawen, New Hampshire, U.S.
Died	April 21, 1879(1879-04-21) (aged 80) New York City, U.S.
Political party	Democratic (Before 1872) Republican (1872–1879)
Other political affiliations	Free Soil (1848–1849)
Spouse	Catherine Morgan
Children	Morgan
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Military service
Allegiance	United States
Branch/service	United States Army Union Army
Years of service	1813–1828 1861–1865
Rank	Major General
Commands	Department of Virginia
Battles/wars	American Civil War

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. He was notable for arresting the pro-Southern Maryland General Assembly, 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.