Benjamin Tallmadge
Identity
Spouse
Mary Floyd married in 1784 (d.1805)
Maria Hallett married in 1808
Born
February 25, 1754
Brookhaven
Children
William Smith Tallmadge
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Frederick A. Tallmadge
Maria Jones Tallmadge
Benjamin Tallmadge, Jr.
Harriet Tallmadge Delafield
Careers
postmaster of Litchfield .
seat in Congress
established a successful mercantile and importing business
the first treasurer of the Society of the Cincinnati
president of the Connecticut society
Federalist Party member of the US House of Representatives
Died
March 7, 1835
aged 81
Litchfield, Connecticut
Culper Spy Ring
Formation - 1778
Dissolved - 1783
Headquarters
New York City
Setauket
Members
George Washington
Abraham Woodhull
Robert Townsend
Caleb Brewster
Austin Roe
Anna Strong
Agent 335 👤 ❓
Appearance
White hair
Light blue eyes
Down-curved nose
Pink cheeks
Life
Early life 🕐
classmates with Nathan Hale
graduated from Yale in 1773
superintendent of Wethersfield High School
Adult life 🕓
position of director of military intelligence
helped reveal the betrayal of Benedict Arnold.
ordered the burning of british hay at Coram (3000 tons)
Later life 🕘
1792, appointed postmaster
1841, president of the Phoenix Branch Bank