Talbot, Ethelbert – Talmage, Thomas De Witt
Talbot, Ethelbert
bishop of Wyoming and Idaho. was born Oct. 9, 1848, in Fayette, Mo. He was consecrated on May 27, 1887, missionary bishop of Wyoming and Idaho.
Talbot, Freeman
public official, legislator, poet, was born April 5, 1811, in Ireland. He has filled numerous public positions of trust; during 1871-72 he served with distinction in the Minnesota state legislature as a senator from Le Sueur county, and for five years afterward was one of the trustees of the insane. He is the author of a number of poems which have appeared in the periodical press; and some of his productions have been given a place in Poets of America and other standard works.
Talbot, Henry Paul
educator, author, was born in 1864 in Massachusetts. He is an associate professor of analytical chemistry in the Massachusetts institute of Technology; and the author of An Introductory Course of Quantitative Chemical analysis.
Talbot, Isham
lawyer, United States senator, was born in 1773 in Bedford county, Va. He was a member of the Kentucky senate from 1812 to 1815. From 1815 to 1819 he was a member of the United States senate; and for a second term from 1820 to 1825. He died Sept. 27, 1837, near Frankfort, Ky.
Talbot, J. Fred C
soldier, lawyer, congressman, was born July 29, 1843, in Baltimore, Md. He was prosecuting attorney for Baltimore county, Md., from 1871 to 1875. He was elected a representative from Maryland to the forty-sixth, forty-seventh, and forty-eighth congresses.
TALBOT, JOSEPH CRUIKSHANK, bishop, was born Sept. 5, 1816, in Alexandria, Va. In 1853 he became rector of Christ church of Indianapolis, Ind., which post he held until he was elected to the episcopate. He died Jan. 15, 1883, in Indianapolis, Ind.
Talbot, Mathew
state senator, governor, was born in 1767 in Virginia.
He frequently served in the Georgia state legislature; and was a delegate to the constitutional convention of Georgia.
He was for many years in the state senate, and officiated as president of that body; and was acting governor of the state in 1819. He died Sept. 17, 1827, in Wilkes county, Va.
Talbot, Samson
college president, was born June 28, 1828, in Urbana, Ohio.
In 1863 he was elected president of the Denison university, resigning in 1873. He died June 10, 1873.
Talbot, Silas
naval officer, state legislator, was born in 1751 in Dighton, Mass. He was a representative in congress from New York from 1793 to 1794, when he was appointed captain in the navy. He served a number of years in the state assembly from Montgomery county. He died June 30, 1813, in New York city.
Talbot, Thomas
manufacturer, state legislator, governor, was born Sept. 7, 1818, in Cambridge, N. Y. He was a representative in the Massachusetts legislature for a number of years; and was a member of the governor's council for five years. In 1872 he was elected lieutenant-governor of Massachusetts; and in 1878 was elected governor of Massachusetts. He died Oct. 6, 1886, in Lowell, Mass.
Talbott, Albert G
congressman, was born in Kentucky. He was elected a representative from that state to the thirty-fourth and thirty-fifth congresses.
Talbott, J. Frederick C
soldier, lawyer, congressman, was born July 29, 1843, in Lutherville, Md. He was elected prosecuting attorney for Baltimore county in 1871 for the term of four years; and was elected to the forty-sixth, fortyseventh and forty-eighth congresses. He was appointed insurance commissioner of the state of Maryland in 1889, and resigned the position in 1893, having been elected to the fifty-third congress as a democrat.
Talcott, John Butler
manufacturer, banker, was born Sept. 14, 1824, in Enfield, Conn. For two terms he was mayor of New Britain, Conn.; and is now president of the Mechanics' National bank; president American Hosiery company; and president of the New Britain Knitting company.
Talcott, Joseph
governor, was born Nov. 16, 1669, in Hartford, Conn. In 1724 he was made governor of Connecticut, serving until his death, and he was the first native of Connecticut to hold this office. He died Oct. 11, 1741, in Hartford, Conn.
Talcott, Sebastian Visscher
civil engineer, surveyor, author, was born Nov. 24, 1812, in New York city, N. Y.
On the election of Horatio Seymour as governor of New York in 1862, Talcott was appointed by him quartermaster-general of the state, with the rank of brigadier-general, and served through the administration. He compiled and published The Talcott Pedigree; and Genealogical Notes of New York and New England Families.
Taliaferro, Benjamin
congressman, was born in 1750 in Virginia. He was a representative in congress from Georgia from 1799 to 1802. He died Sept. 3, 1821, in Wilkes county, Ga.
Taliaferro, John
librarian, congressman, was born in 1768 in Spottsylvania, Va. He was a representative in congress from Virginia from 1801 to 1803, from 1811 to 1813, from 1824 to 1831, and from 1835 to 1843. In 1805 and 1821 he was a presidential elector; and for three years before his death was librarian of the treasury department in Washington. He died Aug. 12, 1853, in Hagley, Va.
Tallmadge, Benjamin
soldier, merchant, congressman, was born Feb. 25, 1754, in Brookhaven, N. Y. He was a member of Washington's military family, and attained the rank of general. He was a representative in congress from Connecticut from 1801 to 1817. He died March 7, 1835, in Litchfield, Conn.
Tallmadge, Frederick Augus- Tus
lawyer, congressman, was born Aug. 29, 1792. In 1836 he was elected an alderman of New York city, and also a state senator; and was subsequently for five years recorder of the city. He was a representative from New York in the thirtieth congress; was again recorder for three years; and in 1857 was appointed general superintendent of the metropolitan police.
Tallmadge, James
soldier, banker, lawyer, congressman, was born Jan. 28, 1778, in Stanford, N. Y. From 1817 to 1819 he was a representative in congress from New York; and in 1823 was elected to the assembly from Dutchess county.
From 1825 to 1828 he was lieutenant-governor under General Clinton. During the last twenty years of his life he was president of the American institute in New York. He was one of the founders of the university of New York, and was president of the council. He died Sept. 29, 1853, in New York city.
Tallmadge, Matthias Burnet
lawyer, jurist, was born in 1774 in New York. In 1805 he was appointed United States judge for the northern district of New York. He died Oct. 7, 1819, in Poughkeepsie, N. Y.
Tallmadge, Nathaniel Pitch- Er
lawyer, state legislator, governor, congressman, United States senator, was born Feb. 8, 1795, in Chatham, N. Y.
He was a member of the assembly of New York in 1828; and was a member of the state senate from 1830 to 1833. was a senator in congress from New York from 1833 to 1844; and was subsequently appointed territorial governor of Wisconsin. He died Nov. 2, 1864, in Battle Creek, Mich.
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Tallman, Peleg
merchant, congressman, was born July 24, 1764, in Tiverton, R. I. He became commander of a merchant vessel; and after following a seafaring life for many years, devoted himself to the business of a merchant, and acquired a large fortune. He was a representative in congress from Massachusetts from 1811 to 1813. He died March 12, 1840, in Bath, Maine.
Talmage, James Edward
educator, college president, geologist, author, was born Sept. 21, 1862, in Hungerford, Berkshire, England.
He received the rudiments of his education in the English national schools; attended the Brigham Young academy during 1876-82; the Lehigh university in 1882-83; and the Johns Hopkins university in 1883-84. In 1882-84 he was an instructor in the Brig- In ham Young academy; and during 1884-88 was professor of natural science in the same institution. During 1888-92 he was principal of the Latter-Day Saints college of Salt Lake City; and since 1890 has been curator of the Deseret museum. 1892-93 he was professor of biology in the university of Utah; and since 1893 has been professor of geology and president of that institution. He is the author of two text books entitled First Book of Nature, and Domestic Science, both of which have been adopted in the public schools of Utah; and has contributed extensively to periodical literature.
Talmage, John Van Nest
missionary, was born Aug. 18, 1819, in Somerville, N. J. Since 1846 he has been a missionary of the reformed church in China. He has translated several books of the Bible into the Amoy colloquial dialect, and is the author of a Chinese-English Dictionary.
Talmage, Samuel Kennedy
educator, author, was born in 1798 in Somerville, N. J. From 1838 till 1841 he was professor of ancient languages at Oglethorpe university, of which he was president from 1841 until his death. He contributed to the Southern Presbyterian Review, and published several sermons and addresses. He died Oct. 2, 1865, in Midway, Ga.
Talmage, Thomas De Witt
clergyman, author, was born Jan. 7, 1832, in Bound Brook, N. J. He was a presbyterian clergyman of Brooklyn in 1869-94, and subsequently of New York, widely known as a preacher. He is the author of Crumbs Swept Up; Sermons; From Manger to Throne; Sports that Kill; Social Dynamite; The Pathway of Life; The Marriage Ring; Old Wells Dug Out; Everyday Religion; Sundown; and Fishing Too Near Shore.