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For thirty years this well-known citizen of Tarrytown has been engaged in his present business, the manufacture of fancy stairs and newels, balustrades, screens and various kinds of wood-carving. He has met with the success which he justly deserves, for he is faithful in the execution of all orders and can be safely relied upon in every particular. His word, indeed, is as good as his bond, and anything which he undertakes is always carried on to successful completion. For three terms he was village trustee, and for a number of years was the president of the board of water commissioners. In all matters of local interest and importance he takes an active part, supporting by his vote and influence good government and progressive enterprises.

The birth of D. D. Tallman took place in Rockland county. New York, June 15, 1835. His father, Peter Tallman, was likewise a native of the county named, born in the year 1804, and by occupation he was a farmer. Grandfather Dow Tallman, who married Miss Maria Blauvelt, was of Holland-Dutch extraction, his ancestors having settled in the Empire state in early colonial days. For his wife Peter Tallman chose Caroline Harring, a native of Rockland county and a daughter of Casper Harring, of an old respected family of Dutch descent.

The boyhood years of D. D. Tallman were passed quietly on the parental farm, his education being gained in the district schools of his native county and in the collegiate schools of New York city, where he graduated in 1850. In his sixteenth year he was apprenticed to his uncle, John Harring, to learn the trade of stair-building. The uncle was a member of the firm of Conover & Harring, manufacturers of stairs, and under his wise supervision our subject mastered every detail of the business. When he was in the employ of Van Saun & Vorhees, for thirteen years, in one capacity or another, he was foreman most of the time. At length he concluded that he would embark in independent business, and, coming to Tarrytown, he, in partnership with a Mr. Brinkerhoff, established the factory which since 1868 has been conducted by Mr. Tallman alone. The shop is fifty by one hundred and fifty feet in dimensions, two stories in height, and equipped with the latest improved machinery used in the business. Employment is given ten or more skilled workmen, and the beautiful, artistic work which they turn out may be seen in numerous private and public buildings in this city and elsewhere. By long experience the proprietor is specially qualified to execute contracts of any size or description, his work always giving entire satisfaction to his patrons.

In 1860 Mr. Tallman married Miss Mary S. Cypher, a daughter of Isaac Cypher, of Westchester county. Mr. Tallman was the eldest of four children, the others being John Henry, a contractor and builder; Casper H., who has a stage route from Nyack to the West Shore Railroad and is now living in Nyack; and Mary A., who married George Wyman and died, leaving three children.

Mr. Tallman stands high in the Odd Fellows society, being connected with Tompkins Lodge, No. 9, of New York city. He reorganized the old Westchester Lodge, which is now in a flourishing condition.