Benjamin Tallmadge

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Benjamin Tallmadge was a member of the United States House of Representatives. His birth date is alternately listed as February 25, 1754. Tallmadge, the son of a clergyman, may have been born in Setauket, New York, or Brookhaven, New York a town on Long Island. Tallmadge graduated from Yale college in 1773, and was a classmate of Nathan Hale. From 1773-1776 Tallmadge was the superintendent of Wethersfield High School. Tallmadge was a major in the 2nd Regiment Light Dragoons. He was initially commissioned on June 20, 1776. Eventually, he was promoted to the rank of colonel and became the chief intelligence officer for George Washington. He organized the Culper Spy Ring based out of New York City and Long Island during the American Revolutionary War, which is rumored to have revealed the betrayal of Benedict Arnold, though this is disputed