| LC control no. | n 85185525 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Personal name heading | Tallmadge, Benjamin, 1754-1835 |
| Associated place | Connecticut Litchfield (Conn.) |
| Birth date | 1754-02-25 |
| Death date | 1835-03-07 |
| Place of birth | Brookhaven (Long Island, N.Y.) |
| Place of death | Litchfield (Conn.) |
| Affiliation | United States. Congress. House |
| Profession or occupation | Army officer Legislator Businessman |
| Found in | NUCMC data from New Jersey Hist. Soc. for Revolutionary War military records, 1776-1783 (Benjamin Tallmadge) NUCMC files (Tallmadge, Benjamin, 1754-1835; Revolutionary army officer, U.S. rep. from Conn., businessman from Litchfield, Conn.) LC data base 10-22-86 (hdg.: Tallmadge, Benjamin, 1754-1835) 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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