James Tallmadge Jr.
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James Tallmadge Jr. was a U.S. congressman from New York best known for proposing the Tallmadge Amendment in 1819, which sought to restrict the expansion of slavery into Missouri.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| James Tallmadge Jr. canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9515720 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: James Tallmadge Jr. Context triple: [Tallmadge Amendment debate, significantPerson, James Tallmadge Jr.]
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A.
David Wilmot
David Wilmot is an Irish actor known for his work in film, television, and theatre, including notable roles in productions such as "The Guard," "Ripper Street," and "Calvary."
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B.
Thomas Crittenden
Thomas Crittenden was a 19th-century American politician who served as governor of Missouri and later as U.S. Attorney General.
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C.
George Troup
George Troup was a 19th-century American politician from Georgia who served as a U.S. senator and governor, known for his strong states’ rights stance and controversial role in Native American removal policies.
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D.
William Cabell
William Cabell was an 18th-century Virginia planter and politician who played a significant role in colonial and early American public life.
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E.
Edward Coles
Edward Coles was a British colonial administrator who served in a senior governing role in Bencoolen (in present-day Indonesia) during the period of British rule.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: James Tallmadge Jr. Target entity description: James Tallmadge Jr. was a U.S. congressman from New York best known for proposing the Tallmadge Amendment in 1819, which sought to restrict the expansion of slavery into Missouri.
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A.
David Wilmot
David Wilmot is an Irish actor known for his work in film, television, and theatre, including notable roles in productions such as "The Guard," "Ripper Street," and "Calvary."
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B.
Thomas Crittenden
Thomas Crittenden was a 19th-century American politician who served as governor of Missouri and later as U.S. Attorney General.
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C.
George Troup
George Troup was a 19th-century American politician from Georgia who served as a U.S. senator and governor, known for his strong states’ rights stance and controversial role in Native American removal policies.
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D.
William Cabell
William Cabell was an 18th-century Virginia planter and politician who played a significant role in colonial and early American public life.
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E.
Edward Coles
Edward Coles was a British colonial administrator who served in a senior governing role in Bencoolen (in present-day Indonesia) during the period of British rule.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
human
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politician ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1778-01-28 ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Stanford, New York NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Green-Wood Cemetery NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1853-09-29 ⓘ |
| deathPlace | New York City ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Brown University
ⓘ
Union College NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| endTime | 1819 ⓘ |
| era | Early national period of the United States ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | European American ⓘ |
| familyName | Tallmadge NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| father | James Tallmadge Sr. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | James ⓘ |
| honoredIn | historical discussions of the Missouri Compromise ⓘ |
| knownFor | proposing the Tallmadge Amendment to restrict slavery in Missouri ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| legislativeBody | United States House of Representatives ⓘ |
| legislativeFocus | restriction of slavery expansion ⓘ |
| memberOfPoliticalParty | Democratic-Republican Party NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nativeLanguage | English ⓘ |
| notableWork | Tallmadge Amendment NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
lawyer
ⓘ
politician ⓘ |
| participatedIn | Missouri statehood debates NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partyAffiliation | Democratic-Republican Party NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Lieutenant Governor of New York
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Member of the United States House of Representatives ⓘ |
| practicedLawIn | Poughkeepsie, New York NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| proposed | Tallmadge Amendment NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion |
Presbyterian
ⓘ
surface form:
Presbyterianism
|
| represented |
New York
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
New York's 4th congressional district NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residence |
New York City
ⓘ
Poughkeepsie, New York NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| servedAs |
president of the American Institute of the City of New York
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trustee of New York University ⓘ |
| servedIn | United States House of Representatives NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| sibling | Matthias B. Tallmadge NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spouse | Laura Tallmadge NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startTime | 1817 ⓘ |
| stateOfOffice | New York NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| topicOf | Tallmadge Amendment controversy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workLocation | New York NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: James Tallmadge Jr. Description of subject: James Tallmadge Jr. was a U.S. congressman from New York best known for proposing the Tallmadge Amendment in 1819, which sought to restrict the expansion of slavery into Missouri.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.