Clay Tallman
33rd Commissioner of the General Land Office
In office
June 5, 1913 – March 22, 1921
PresidentWoodrow Wilson
Warren G. Harding
Preceded byFred Dennett
Succeeded byWilliam Spry
Personal details
Born(1874-05-07)May 7, 1874
Belding, Michigan, US
DiedAugust 25, 1949(1949-08-25) (aged 75)
Montrose, Colorado, US
Resting placeSt. Josephs Cemetery, Rawlings, Wyoming
Alma materMichigan State University
University of Michigan Law School[1]

Clay Tallman was a Democratic politician from the U.S. State of Nevada. He was Commissioner of the United States General Land Office from 1913 to 1921. He was born May 7, 1874, at Belding, Michigan.[2] He graduated from what is now Michigan State University in 1895.[3]

Tallman was appointed Commissioner on May 27, 1913, by Woodrow Wilson.[4] He was a lawyer from Nevada, and was a member of the Nevada State Senate from 1909 to 1913, serving as President pro tempore during his last session.[4] He was also chairman of the Democratic State Central Committee of Nevada, and was his party's candidate for the United States House of Representatives in 1912.[4]

Tallman was confirmed by the United States Senate, and was commissioned June 5, 1913. He was replaced by William Spry on March 22, 1921.[5] He died at Montrose, Colorado August 25, 1949.[3]

References

  1. ^ "Student profile - Clay Tallman - class of 1904". University of Michigan Law School.
  2. ^ "Who's Who in the Nation's Capital". 1921: 385. ((cite journal)): Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  3. ^ a b "Spartan Alumni Magazine" (PDF). November 1949: 12. ((cite journal)): Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  4. ^ a b c "New Land Commission Head. Wilson nominates Clay Tallman - Jones for Interior Department" (PDF). The New York Times. 13 May 1913.
  5. ^ White, C. Albert; Bureau of Land Management (1983). A history of the rectangular survey system. Government Printing Office. p. 194. ISBN 9780160335044.
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