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.

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instanceOf human
politician
birthDate 1778-01-28
birthPlace Stanford, New York
burialPlace Green-Wood Cemetery
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
deathDate 1853-09-29
deathPlace New York City
educatedAt Brown University
Union College
endTime 1819
era Early national period of the United States
ethnicGroup European American
familyName Tallmadge
father James Tallmadge Sr.
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
nativeLanguage English
notableWork Tallmadge Amendment
occupation lawyer
politician
participatedIn Missouri statehood debates
partyAffiliation Democratic-Republican Party
positionHeld Lieutenant Governor of New York
Member of the United States House of Representatives
practicedLawIn Poughkeepsie, New York
proposed Tallmadge Amendment
religion Presbyterianism
linked to: Presbyterian
represented New York
New York's 4th congressional district
residence New York City
Poughkeepsie, New York
servedAs president of the American Institute of the City of New York
trustee of New York University
servedIn United States House of Representatives
sexOrGender male
sibling Matthias B. Tallmadge
linked to: James Tallmadge Sr.
spouse Laura Tallmadge
startTime 1817
stateOfOffice New York
topicOf Tallmadge Amendment controversy
workLocation New York

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Tallmadge Amendment debate significantPerson James Tallmadge Jr.
Missouri statehood controversy involves James Tallmadge Jr.