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 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
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

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Tallmadge Amendment debate significantPerson James Tallmadge Jr.