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{{short description|Second Lady of the United States}}
{{Infobox officeholder
{{Infobox officeholder
|name = Sophia Dallas
| name = Sophia Dallas
|office = [[Second Lady of the United States]]
| image =
| office = [[Second ladies and gentlemen of the United States|Second Lady of the United States]]
|vicepresident = [[George M. Dallas]]
| vicepresident = [[George M. Dallas]]
|term_start = March 4, 1845
|term_end = March 4, 1849
| term_start = March 4, 1845
| term_end = March 4, 1849
|term_label = In role
| term_label = In role
|predecessor = [[Letitia Christian Tyler|Letitia Tyler]] {{small|(1841)}}
| predecessor = [[Letitia Christian Tyler|Letitia Tyler]]
|successor = [[Abigail Fillmore]]
| successor = [[Abigail Fillmore]]
|birth_date = {{birth date|1798|6|25}}
| birth_date = {{birth date|1798|6|24}}
|birth_place = {{nowrap|[[Philadelphia]], Pennsylvania, U.S.}}
| birth_place = {{nowrap|[[Philadelphia]], [[Pennsylvania]], U.S.}}
|death_date = {{death date and age|1869|1|11|1798|6|25}}
| death_date = {{death date and age|1869|1|11|1798|6|25}}
|death_place = Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
| death_place = [[Philadelphia]], [[Pennsylvania]], U.S.
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|party = [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
| resting_place = [[St. Peter's Episcopal Church, Society Hill, Philadelphia]]
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|spouse = [[George M. Dallas|George Dallas]] {{small|(1816–1864)}}
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| party = [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
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| spouse = {{marriage|[[George M. Dallas|George Dallas]]|1816|1864|end=d}}
| children = 8
| birth_name = Sophia Chew Nicklin
}}
}}
'''Sophia Chew Nicklin Dallas''' (June 25, 1798 – January 11, 1869) was the wife of Vice President [[George Mifflin Dallas]] who served under President [[James K. Polk]]. She was the daughter of [[Philadelphia]] merchant Philip Nicklin and Julianna Nicklin (née Chew), and the granddaughter of [[Benjamin Chew]].<ref>[http://www.artoftheprint.com/artistpages/ferris_stephen_james_mrs_philip_nicklin.htm Stephen James Ferris - Mrs. Philip Nicklin]</ref>
'''Sophia Chew Nicklin Dallas''' (June 24, 1798 – January 11, 1869) was the wife of Vice President [[George Mifflin Dallas]], and thus [[second lady of the United States]] from 1845 to 1849. She was the daughter of [[Philadelphia]] merchant Philip Nicklin and Julianna Nicklin (née Chew), and the granddaughter of [[Benjamin Chew]].<ref>[http://www.artoftheprint.com/artistpages/ferris_stephen_james_mrs_philip_nicklin.htm Stephen James Ferris - Mrs. Philip Nicklin]</ref>


George and Sophia Dallas wed in 1816 and had eight children. Dallas held a disliking for [[Washington, D.C.]], and during her husband's term as Vice President she remained mostly in Philadelphia except for occasional visits to the capital.<ref>[https://www.senate.gov/artandhistory/history/common/generic/VP_George_Dallas.htm Profile, George Mifflin Dallas, 11th Vice President (1845-1849)], US Senate Website</ref>
George and Sophia Dallas wed in 1816 and had eight children. Dallas held a disliking for [[Washington, D.C.]], and during her husband's term as vice president she remained mostly in Philadelphia except for occasional visits to the capital.<ref>[https://www.senate.gov/artandhistory/history/common/generic/VP_George_Dallas.htm Profile, George Mifflin Dallas, 11th Vice President (1845-1849)], U.S. Senate website</ref>{{failed verification|date=August 2023}}

[[File:Mrs Nicklin etching from Gilbert Stuart painting.jpg|thumb|left|Juliana Chew (Mrs. Philip Nicklin), mother of Sophia Dallas]]


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Revision as of 14:53, 8 August 2023

Sophia Dallas
Second Lady of the United States
In role
March 4, 1845 – March 4, 1849
Vice PresidentGeorge M. Dallas
Preceded byLetitia Tyler
Succeeded byAbigail Fillmore
Personal details
Born
Sophia Chew Nicklin

(1798-06-24)June 24, 1798
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
DiedJanuary 11, 1869(1869-01-11) (aged 70)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Resting placeSt. Peter's Episcopal Church, Society Hill, Philadelphia
Political partyDemocratic
Spouse
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(m. 1816; died 1864)​
Children8

Sophia Chew Nicklin Dallas (June 24, 1798 – January 11, 1869) was the wife of Vice President George Mifflin Dallas, and thus second lady of the United States from 1845 to 1849. She was the daughter of Philadelphia merchant Philip Nicklin and Julianna Nicklin (née Chew), and the granddaughter of Benjamin Chew.[1]

George and Sophia Dallas wed in 1816 and had eight children. Dallas held a disliking for Washington, D.C., and during her husband's term as vice president she remained mostly in Philadelphia except for occasional visits to the capital.[2][failed verification]

References

  1. ^ Stephen James Ferris - Mrs. Philip Nicklin
  2. ^ Profile, George Mifflin Dallas, 11th Vice President (1845-1849), U.S. Senate website
Honorary titles
Vacant
Title last held by
Letitia Tyler 		Second Lady of the United States
1845–1849 		Vacant
Title next held by
Abigail Fillmore
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