His success as President of the Chamber of Commerce led to his election as Mayor of Milwaukee in 1865 . The day of the inauguration of Mayor Tallmadge happened to coincide with the news of the assassination of Abraham Lincoln , thus Tallmadge 's first act as Mayor was to proclaim a symbolic funeral procession through Milwaukee , held on April 20 , 1865
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Assassination of Abraham Lincoln
John J. Tallmadge