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| Affiliation | Democratic |
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| Name | Nathaniel P. Tallmadge |
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Poughkeepsie, New York , United States |
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February 08, 1795
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| Died | November 02, 1864
(69 years)
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| Contributor | Thomas Walker |
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| Info | Nathaniel Pitcher Tallmadge (February 8, 1795 – November 2, 1864) was a United States Senator from New York and a Governor of the Wisconsin Territory.
Early life
Nathanial was born in Chatham, Columbia County, N.Y. on February 8, 1795. He graduated from Union College in Schenectady, New York in 1815.
He studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1818. He commenced practice in Poughkeepsie, New York.
Political career
He was a member of the New York State assembly in 1828. He was a member of the State senate from 1830 to 1833. He was elected as a Jacksonian to the United States Senate in 1833 and was reelected as a Democrat in 1839. He served from March 4, 1833, to June 17, 1844, when he resigned, having been appointed by President John Tyler to be Governor of Wisconsin Territory. His residence became Fond du Lac, Wisconsin. He served as the Governor of Wisconsin Territory until his removal from office in May 1845.
Later years
He devoted himself to writing religious tracts. He died in Battle Creek, Michigan on November 2, 1864. He was interred in Rienzi Cemetery in Fond du Lac, Wi, which he carved out of his own farmland in 1845 when his son died as asked to be buried on the plot.
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