Isaac S. Tallmadge

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Isaac S. Tallmadge
District Attorney of the Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin
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Isaac Smith Tallmadge (born May 31, 1824; died before 1893) was an American lawyer and served two terms in the Wisconsin State Assembly, representing central Fond du Lac County. [1]

Biography

Isaac Tallmadge was born on May 31, 1824, in New York. [2] [3] He was the son of Nathaniel P. Tallmadge, who served as United States Senator from New York and Governor of the Wisconsin Territory. He graduated from Union College in 1842 and married Cornelia Ruggles in 1847. In 1849 and 1855, he was elected district attorney of Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin, and in 1853 he served in the Wisconsin State Assembly, representing Fond du Lac County. In 1859 he was the Democratic candidate for Wisconsin circuit court in the 4th circuit, but was defeated by David Taylor. [4]

Sometime after 1859, he moved to New York City and practiced law. [2]

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References

  1. "Isaac S. Tallmadge". Political Graveyard. Retrieved 2011-12-30.
  2. 1 2 Talmadge, Arthur White (1909). The Talmadge, Tallmadge and Talmage Genealogy. New York, NY: Grafton Press. pp. 142, 230.
  3. "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MWMB-SH3  : 18 February 2021), Isaac S Tallmadge, 1860.
  4. "Fourth Judicial Circuit". Janesville Morning Gazette . April 9, 1859. Retrieved August 28, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
Wisconsin State Assembly
District created Member of the Wisconsin State Assembly from the Fond du Lac 3rd district
January 3, 1853 January 2, 1855
Succeeded by
Legal offices
Preceded by
S. S. N. Fuller
District Attorney of the Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin
January 1, 1850 January 1, 1852
Succeeded by
Preceded by District Attorney of the Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin
January 1, 1856 January 1, 1858
Succeeded by
Albert W. Paine