Nathaniel Pitcher Tallmadge (1795-1864) was a United States Senator from New York and a Governor of the Wisconsin Territory.

Birth and early life

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Nathanial was born in Chatham, Columbia County, N.Y. on February 8 1795. He graduated from Union College in Schenectady, New York in 1815.

Early career

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He studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1818. He commenced practice in Poughkeepsie, New York.

Career in public office

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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

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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.

Bibliography

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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.

1795 births | 1864 deaths | United States Senators from New York | History of Wisconsin