Matthias B. Tallmadge

Matthias Burnett Tallmadge (March 1, 1774 – October 1, 1819) was a lawyer, statesman and federal judge from New York.

Born in Stamford, New York, Tallmadge graduated from Yale University in 1795 and read law to enter private practice in Herkimer, New York. He was a member of the New York State Assembly and the New York State Senate.

On June 12, 1805, Tallmadge received a recess appointment from President Thomas Jefferson to a seat on the United States District Court for the District of New York vacated by John Sloss Hobart. Formally nominated on December 20, 1805, Tallmadge was confirmed by the United States Senate on December 23, 1805, and received his commission on January 17, 1806. He served the District of New York until April 9, 1814 when he was reassigned by operation of law to become the only judge of the newly formed United States District Court for the Northern District of New York. He remained in that court until his resignation, on July 1, 1819.

Tallmadge died in Poughkeepsie, New York.

Sources

• Matthias B. Tallmadge at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a public domain publication of the Federal Judicial Center.

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Name	Tallmadge, Matthias Burnett
Alternative names
Short description	United States federal judge
Date of birth	March 1, 1774
Place of birth	Stamford, New York
Date of death	October 1, 1819
Place of death	Poughkeepsie, New York