Frederick Augustus Tallmadge (August 29, 1792 – September 17, 1869) was an American lawyer and politician from

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Life

He was born on August 29, 1792, in

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, the son of

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(1754–1835) and Mary Floyd (1764-1805).

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(1734–1821) was his grandfather. He graduated from

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in 1811. Then he studied law at

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, was admitted to the bar and commenced practice in

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in 1813.

Career

Tallmadge served as a

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of the

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in the

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. He was a member of the

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in 1834 and, under the new city charter, of the Common Council in 1836. He was a member of the

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(1st D.) from 1837 to 1840, sitting in the 60th, 61st, 62nd and

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s. He was

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from 1841 to 1846, and from 1848 to 1851. He was elected as a Whig to the

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, holding office from March 4, 1847, to March 3, 1849. He was Superintendent of the Metropolitan Police from 1857 to 1862. In

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, he ran on the "Independent People's" ticket for

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but was defeated by Democrat

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. He was

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from 1863 to 1865, elected in

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on the Democratic/ Constitutional Union ticket. Afterwards he resumed the practice of law in New York City.

Personal life

He married Elizabeth "Eliza" H. Canfield (1793–1878) and together they had: *Frederick Samuel Tallmadge (c.1823–1904), who was president of the New York Society of the

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from 1884 until his death in 1904. He died on September 17, 1869, at the home of his daughter in

;''OBITUARY; Hon. Frederick A. Talimadge''
in the ''

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'' on September 18, 1869 and was buried at the East Cemetery there.

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