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'James Tallmadge, Jr.' (January 28, 1778 Stanfordville, Dutchess County, New York - September 29, 1853 New York City) was an American lawyer and politician who served in the United States House of Representatives.
He graduated from Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island in 1798, and was secretary to Governor George Clinton from 1798 to 1800. He studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1802, after which he practiced in Poughkeepsie and in New York City. He served in the War of 1812 and commanded a company of home guards in defense of New York.
He was by-elected as a Democratic-Republican to the Fifteenth Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the death of representative-elect Henry B. Lee on February 18, 1817, and served from June 6, 1817, to March 3, 1819. He was the author of an amendment, passed by the House on February 17, 1819 but later defeated in the Senate, prohibiting further introduction of slaves into Missouri.
He was a delegate to the New York State Constitutional Conventions in 1821 and 1846 and was a member of the New York State Assembly in 1824. He served as Lieutenant Governor of New York from 1825 to 1826, and as president of New York University from 1830 to 1846. He is buried at the New York Marble Cemetery.
★ [1] Congress Bio
★ [2] Political Graveyard
★ [3] Biographical Directory
He graduated from Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island in 1798, and was secretary to Governor George Clinton from 1798 to 1800. He studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1802, after which he practiced in Poughkeepsie and in New York City. He served in the War of 1812 and commanded a company of home guards in defense of New York.
He was by-elected as a Democratic-Republican to the Fifteenth Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the death of representative-elect Henry B. Lee on February 18, 1817, and served from June 6, 1817, to March 3, 1819. He was the author of an amendment, passed by the House on February 17, 1819 but later defeated in the Senate, prohibiting further introduction of slaves into Missouri.
He was a delegate to the New York State Constitutional Conventions in 1821 and 1846 and was a member of the New York State Assembly in 1824. He served as Lieutenant Governor of New York from 1825 to 1826, and as president of New York University from 1830 to 1846. He is buried at the New York Marble Cemetery.
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