Isaac S. Tallmadge Explained

Isaac S. Tallmadge
Office:District Attorney of the Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin
Term Start:January 1, 1856
Term End:January 1, 1858
Predecessor:Edward S. Bragg
Successor:Albert W. Paine
Term Start1:January 1, 1850
Term End1:January 1, 1852
Predecessor1:S. S. N. Fuller
Successor1:William H. Ebbets
State Assembly2:Wisconsin
District2:Fond du Lac 3rd
Term Start2:January 3, 1853
Term End2:January 2, 1855
Predecessor2:Position Established
Successor2:William H. Ebbets
Birth Name:Isaac Smith Tallmadge
Birth Date:31 May 1824
Birth Place:New York
Spouse:Cornelia Ruggles (m. 1847)
Father:Nathaniel P. Tallmadge
Mother:Abby Lewis (Smith) Tallmadge
Party:Democratic
Profession:lawyer

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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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Isaac S. Tallmadge. Political Graveyard. 2011-12-30.
  2. Book: Talmadge . Arthur White . The Talmadge, Tallmadge and Talmage Genealogy . 1909 . Grafton Press . New York, NY . 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. News: Fourth Judicial Circuit . . April 9, 1859 . August 28, 2021 . .