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Nathaniel Tallmadge
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Nathaniel Tallmadge

Nathaniel Pitcher Tallmadge (1795-1864) was a United States Senator from New York and a Governor of the Wisconsin Territory. 1795 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... 1864 (MDCCCLXIV) was a leap year starting on Friday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar or a leap year starting on Sunday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar. ... The United States Senate is the upper house of the U.S. Congress, smaller than the United States House of Representatives. ... Official language(s) None, English de facto Capital Albany Largest city New York City Area  Ranked 27th  - Total 54,520 sq mi (141,205 km²)  - Width 285 miles (455 km)  - Length 330 miles (530 km)  - % water 13. ... Wisconsin Territory became an organized territory of the United States by an act of U.S. Congress passed on April 20, 1836 which went into effect on July 3, 1836. ...

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Birth and 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. February 8 is the 39th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1795 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... The architectural centerpiece of the Union campus, the Nott Memorial, is named after the colleges president from 1804-1866, Eliphalet Nott. ... Union Colleges Nott Memorial, one of the most recognized buildings in Schenectady Schenectady (IPA ) is a city in Schenectady County, New York, United States, of which it is the county seat. ...


Early career

He studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1818. He commenced practice in Poughkeepsie, New York. Poughkeepsie City of Poughkeepsie Town of Poughkeepsie Poughkeepsie, Arkansas This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists pages that might otherwise share the same title. ...


Career in public office

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. Seal of the Senate The Senate of the United States of America is one of the two chambers of the Congress of the United States, the other being the House of Representatives. ... March 4 is the 63rd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (64th in leap years). ... 1833 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... June 17 is the 168th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (169th in leap years), with 197 days remaining. ... 1844 was a leap year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... John Tyler (March 29, 1790 – January 18, 1862) was the tenth (1841-1845) President of the United States. ... Fond du Lac is a city located in Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin. ... Wisconsin Territory became an organized territory of the United States by an act of U.S. Congress passed on April 20, 1836 which went into effect on July 3, 1836. ...


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. Battle Creek is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan, in northeast Calhoun County. ... November 2 is the 306th day of the year (307th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 59 days remaining. ... 1864 (MDCCCLXIV) was a leap year starting on Friday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar or a leap year starting on Sunday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar. ...


Bibliography

Tallmadge, Nathaniel P. Introduction and Appendix to The Healing of Nations, by Charles Linton. 2d ed. New York: Society for the Diffusion of Spiritual Knowledge, 1855.

Preceded by:
Charles E. Dudley
U.S. Senator (Class 1) from New York
1833-1843
Succeeded by:
Daniel S. Dickinson


This article incorporates facts obtained from the public domain Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Charles Edward Dudley, 1780-1841 was a United States Senator from New York. ... These are tables of congressional delegations from New York to the United States Senate and United States House of Representatives. ... Daniel S. Dickinson Daniel Stevens Dickinson (September 11, 1800 - April 12, 1866) was an American politician, most notable as a United States Senator from New York from 1844 to 1851. ... The public domain comprises the body of all creative works and other knowledge—writing, artwork, music, science, inventions, and others—in which no person or organization has any proprietary interest. ... The Biographical Directory of the United States Congress is a biographical dictionary of all members of both houses of the United States Congress, past and present. ...


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