hiː stˈʌdid lˈɔː ˌʌndɚ ðə fjˈuːtʃɚ vˈaɪspɹˈɛzɪdənt ʌvðə juːnˈaɪɾᵻd stˈeɪts, dʒˈɔːɹdʒ ˈɛm. dˈæləs ænd wʌz ɐdmˈɪɾᵻd tə ðə fɪlɐdˈɛlfiə bˈɑːɹ ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹɾi θɹˈiː.
He studied law under the future Vice-President of the United States, George M. Dallas and was admitted to the Philadelphia bar in 1843.