Albert Gallatin Quotes


Her Majesty


Context

President John Adams, a Federalist, had a formal, European view of the Presidency. Mrs. Adams, unlike her predecessor, was heavily involved in partisan politics. Gallatin was one of the opposition leaders.


Citations

Albert Gallatin, 1761-1849, U. S. Congressman & U. S. Senator (PA, Anti-Federalist), U. S. Secretary of the Treasury, Ambassador to Great Britain, Ambassador to France, Derogatory term for First Lady Abigail Adams, 1744-1818

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Albert Gallatin
  • Born: January 29, 1761
  • Died: August 12, 1849
  • Nationality: Swiss
  • Profession: Statesman

Abraham Alfonse Albert Gallatin, born de Gallatin was an American politician, diplomat, ethnologist and linguist. Biographer Nicholas Dungan states he was "America's Swiss Founding Father." He is known for being the founder of New York University and for serving in the Democratic-Republican Party at various federal elective and appointed positions across four decades. He represented Pennsylvania in the Senate and the House of Representatives before becoming the longest-tenured United States Secretary of the Treasury and serving as a high-ranking diplomat.