John Adams Dix

John Dix
24th Governor of New York
In office
January 1, 1873 – December 31, 1874
LieutenantJohn C. Robinson
Preceded byJohn T. Hoffman
Succeeded bySamuel J. Tilden
United States Minister to France
In office
December 23, 1866 – May 23, 1869
PresidentAndrew Johnson
Ulysses S. Grant
Preceded byJohn Bigelow
Succeeded byElihu B. Washburne
24th United States Secretary of the Treasury
In office
January 15, 1861 – March 6, 1861
PresidentJames Buchanan
Abraham Lincoln
Preceded byPhilip Thomas
Succeeded bySalmon P. Chase
United States Senator
from New York
In office
January 27, 1845 – March 3, 1849
Preceded byHenry A. Foster
Succeeded byWilliam H. Seward
16th Secretary of State of New York
In office
January 15, 1833 – February 4, 1839
GovernorWilliam L. Marcy
William H. Seward
Preceded byAzariah C. Flagg
Succeeded byJohn Spencer
Personal details
Born(1798-07-24)July 24, 1798
Boscawen, New Hampshire, U.S.
DiedApril 21, 1879(1879-04-21) (aged 80)
New York City, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic (Before 1872)
Republican (1872–1879)
Other political
affiliations
Free Soil (1848–1849)
SpouseCatherine Morgan
ChildrenMorgan
Signature
Military service
AllegianceUnited States
Branch/serviceUnited States Army
Union Army
Years of service1813–1828
1861–1865
RankMajor General
CommandsDepartment of Virginia
Battles/warsAmerican 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.