Tallmadge, Benjamin, 1754-1835
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Birth Date
- 1754-02-25
Death Date
- 1835-03-07
Has Affiliation
- Affiliation Start: 1801-03-04
- Affiliation End: 1817-03-03
- Organization: United States. Congress. House
Birth Place
- Brookhaven (Long Island, N.Y.)
Occupation
Army officer
Legislator
Businessman
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Sources
- found: NUCMC data from New Jersey Hist. Soc. for Revolutionary War military records, 1776-1783(Benjamin Tallmadge)
- found: NUCMC files(Tallmadge, Benjamin, 1754-1835; Revolutionary army officer, U.S. rep. from Conn., businessman from Litchfield, Conn.)
- found: LC data base 10-22-86(hdg.: Tallmadge, Benjamin, 1754-1835)
- found: Biog. dir. of the U.S. Congress, viewed online, July 11, 2017(TALLMADGE, Benjamin, (father of Frederick Augustus Tallmadge), a Representative from Connecticut; born in Brookhaven, Long Island, N.Y., Feb. 25, 1754; moved to Litchfield, Conn., in 1783; was graduated from Yale College in 1773; superintendent of Wethersfield High School 1773-1776; commissioned lieutenant in the Continental Line June 20, 1776; promoted to captain of dragoons Dec. 15, 1776, major Apr. 7, 1777, and colonel Sept. 5, 1779; was appointed postmaster at Litchfield, Conn., in 1792; first president of the Phoenix Branch Bank; treasurer and later president of the Society of the Cincinnati; elected as a Federalist to the Seventh and to the seven succeeding Congresses (Mar. 4, 1801-Mar. 3, 1817); declined to be a candidate for renomination; engaged in mercantile pursuits and was an importer; also interested in banking; died in Litchfield, Conn., Mar. 7, 1835; interment in the East Cemetery)
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Change Notes
- 1986-10-29: new
- 2017-07-11: revised
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