Nathaniel P. Tallmadge | |
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 March 1849 daguerreotype photograph by Mathew Brady | |
| United States Senator from New York | |
| In office January 14, 1840 – June 17, 1844 | |
| Preceded by | himself |
| Succeeded by | Daniel S. Dickinson |
| In office March 4, 1833 – March 4, 1839 | |
| Preceded by | Charles E. Dudley |
| Succeeded by | himself |
| 3rd Governor of Wisconsin Territory | |
| In office June 21, 1844 – April 8, 1845 | |
| Appointed by | John Tyler |
| Preceded by | James Duane Doty |
| Succeeded by | Henry Dodge |
| Member of the New York Senate from the 2nd District (Class 3) | |
| In office 1830–1833 | |
| Preceded by | Peter R. Livingston |
| Succeeded by | Leonard Maison |
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| Born | Nathaniel Potter Tallmadge February 8, 1795 Chatham, New York, U.S. |
| Died | November 2, 1864 (aged 69) Battle Creek, Michigan, U.S. |
| Resting place | Rienzi Cemetery, Fond du Lac, Wisconsin |
| Political party | Jacksonian, Democratic, Whig |
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| Alma mater | Union College |
| Profession | Lawyer |
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Nathaniel P. Tallmadge (February 8, 1795 – November 2, 1864) was an American lawyer, politician, and Wisconsin pioneer. He served two terms as United States senator from New York (1833–1839; 1840–1844) and was the 3rd governor of the Wisconsin Territory (1844–1845). Originally active in politics as a Jacksonian Democrat, he fell out with the party during the presidency of Martin Van Buren and eventually became a Whig.
Tallmadge was also one of the first landowners in what is now Fond du Lac, Wisconsin. His former estate outside Fond du Lac is now the site of the city's oldest cemetery, Rienzi Cemetery.
He was a member of the Tallmadge (or Talmadge) family of New England, which had many notable members in American political and cultural history. His eldest son, Isaac S. Tallmadge, was a member of the Wisconsin Legislature, and his grandson, Charles R. Boardman, was adjutant general of Wisconsin.
His middle name is a matter of dispute. His Congressional biography and other sources list it as Pitcher, indicating association with New York governor Nathaniel Pitcher; his gravestone, however, lists his middle name as Potter—his mother's maiden name.[1][2]