John Adams Dix

GPTKB entity

Statements (48)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:person
gptkbp:almaMater gptkb:Phillips_Exeter_Academy
gptkbp:appointedBy gptkb:Abraham_Lincoln_(as_Major_General)
gptkb:James_Buchanan_(as_Secretary_of_the_Treasury)
gptkb:Ulysses_S._Grant_(as_Minister_to_France)
gptkbp:birthDate 1798-07-24
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Boscawen,_New_Hampshire,_United_States
gptkbp:child gptkb:Morgan_Dix
gptkbp:deathDate 1879-04-21
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:New_York_City,_New_York,_United_States
gptkbp:honor Namesake of Dix Mountain, New York
Namesake of Fort Dix, New Jersey
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label John Adams Dix
gptkbp:memberOf gptkb:New_York_State_Assembly
gptkb:American_Antiquarian_Society
gptkbp:militaryBranch gptkb:Union_Army
gptkbp:militaryConflict gptkb:American_Civil_War
gptkb:War_of_1812
gptkbp:militaryRank Major General
gptkbp:notableEvent Issued famous order to protect the American flag in 1861
gptkbp:notableWork Dix Order ("If anyone attempts to haul down the American flag, shoot him on the spot")
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:diplomat
gptkb:military_officer
politician
gptkbp:parent gptkb:Mary_Dix
gptkb:Timothy_Dix_Jr.
gptkbp:party gptkb:Democratic_Party
gptkb:Republican_Party
gptkbp:positionHeld gptkb:Mayor
gptkb:United_States_Senator
gptkb:United_States_Minister_to_France
United States Senator from New York
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Howell_Cobb_(Secretary_of_the_Treasury)
gptkb:William_H._Seward_(U.S._Senator)
Reuben E. Fenton (Governor of New York)
gptkbp:religion Episcopalian
gptkbp:restingPlace gptkb:Trinity_Church_Cemetery,_New_York_City
gptkbp:servedIn gptkb:American_Civil_War
gptkbp:signature John Adams Dix signature.svg
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Catharine_Morgan
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Preston_King_(U.S._Senator)
Salmon P. Chase (Secretary of the Treasury)
Samuel J. Tilden (Governor of New York)
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Dix_Mountain
gptkb:Salmon_P._Chase
gptkb:John_T._Hoffman
gptkb:Samuel_J._Tilden
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5