 james tallmadge, jr. (january 28, 1778 &ndash; september 29, 1853) was a united states lawyer, and politician. he was a united states representative from new york's 4th congressional district. ==biography== born in stanford, dutchess county, new york, his father, colonel james tallmadge (1744-1821), led a company of volunteers at the capture of general john burgoyne. he graduated from brown university, providence, rhode island in 1798, and was secretary to new york 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 was surrogate of dutchess county from 1804 to 1810. he served in the war of 1812 and commanded a company of home guards in defense of new york. ==term in congress== representative-elect henry b. lee died on february 18, 1817. in the special election to replace him, tallmadge was elected as a democratic-republican to the fifteenth congress. he served from june 6, 1817, to march 3, 1819. in the house he defended general andrew jackson's course in the seminole war. his most famous action in congress was the tallmadge amendment to the bill for missouri statehood. it would have restricted slavery in missouri and provided for its future termination. it read as follows: "and provided, that the further introduction of slavery or involuntary servitude be prohibited, except for the punishment of crimes, whereof the party shall have been fully convicted; and that all children born within the said state, after the admission thereof into the union, shall be free at the age of twenty-five years."annals of congress, house of representatives, 15th congress, 2nd session,1170 in support of this amendment, on february 16, 1819, he de
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