Sophia Dallas

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Sophia Dallas
Second Lady of the United States
In office March 4, 1845 – March 4, 1849
Preceded by	Letitia Christian Tyler
Succeeded by	Abigail Fillmore
Personal details
Born	(1798-06-25)June 25, 1798 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Died	January 11, 1869(1869-01-11) (aged 70) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Political party	Democratic
Spouse(s)	George M. Dallas

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),^[1] and the granddaughter of Benjamin Chew.^[2]

George and Sophia Dallas wed in 1816 and had eight children. Mrs. Dallas disliked Washington, D.C., and during her husband's term as Vice President, remained mostly in Philadelphia except for occasional visits to the capital.^[3]

Juliana Chew (Mrs. Philip Nicklin), mother of Sophia Dallas

References

↑ Sophia Chew Nicklin Dallas, 1798-1869 at Find A Grave
↑ Stephen James Ferris - Mrs. Philip Nicklin
↑ Profile, George Mifflin Dallas, 11th Vice President (1845-1849), US Senate Website

Honorary titles
Preceded by Letitia Tyler	Second Lady of the United States 1845–1849	Succeeded by Abigail Fillmore

v t e Second Ladies of the United States

Abigail Adams Ann Gerry Hannah Minthorne Tompkins Floride Calhoun Letitia Christian Tyler Sophia Dallas Abigail Fillmore Mary Cyrene Burch Breckinridge Ellen Vesta Emery Hamlin Eliza Johnson Ellen Maria Colfax Eliza Hendricks Anna Morton Letitia Stevenson Jennie Tuttle Hobart Edith Roosevelt Cornelia Cole Fairbanks Carrie Babcock Sherman Lois Irene Marshall Grace Coolidge Caro Dawes Mariette Rheiner Garner Ilo Wallace Bess Truman Jane Hadley Barkley Pat Nixon Lady Bird Johnson Muriel Humphrey Brown Judy Agnew Betty Ford Happy Rockefeller Joan Mondale Barbara Bush Marilyn Quayle Tipper Gore Lynne Cheney Jill Biden

Authority control	VIAF: 19541875

Persondata
Name	Dallas, Sophia
Alternative names
Short description	American politician
Date of birth	June 25, 1798
Place of birth
Date of death	January 11, 1869
Place of death

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