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Talbot, Freeman

Senate 1873-74 (District 19)

Party when first elected:  Republican

Counties Served:  Le Sueur

BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION

Date of Birth: ??/??/1811
Birth Place: ,
Birth County:
Birth Country: Ireland
Date of Death: 11/20/1903
Gender: Male
Religion:
Reported Minority: None Reported
Other Names:
City of Residence (when first elected): Cleveland
Occupation (when first elected): Farmer/Former Newspaper Editor, Middlesex Prototype and Other Canadian Newspapers

EDUCATION

OTHER GOVERNMENT SERVICE

Municipal Mayor: London Township, Ontario, Canada (Reeve); [Dates Unknown]
Other Countries: Canada (Number of Prominent Official Positions); 18?? to 18??
Municipal Government: London Township, Ontario, Canada (Surveyor); 1826 to 1827
County Government: Middlesex County, Ontario, Canada (County Engineer); 1851 to ?

FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS

Spouse: Elizabeth Ann (Ann Eliza) Clark (married on January 8, 1833)
Children:
Family Members Who Have Served in the Minnesota Legislature:

GENERAL NOTES

He moved to Canada in 1818. He came to Cleveland, Minnesota in 1856.

His party affiliation when first elected was provided by The Fifteenth Legislature of Minnesota, 1873.

He was a civil engineer.

Total Days Served: 728

SESSIONS SERVED

16th Legislative Session (1874)

  Session Details
Body: Senate
District: 19
Elected: 11/5/1872
Residence: Cleveland
Term of Office: 1/7/1873 to 1/4/1875
Counties Represented: Le Sueur
Occupation: Farmer/Former Newspaper Editor, Middlesex Prototype and Other Canadian Newspapers
Party: Republican Party Notes: His party affiliation was provided by The Fifteenth Legislature of Minnesota, 1873.
Committees:
  • Elections
  • Immigration (Chair)
  • Military Affairs
  • Soldiers Orphans

15th Legislative Session (1873)

  Session Details
Body: Senate
District: 19
Elected: 11/5/1872
Residence: Cleveland
Term of Office: 1/7/1873 to 1/4/1875
Counties Represented: Le Sueur
Occupation: Farmer/Former Newspaper Editor, Middlesex Prototype and Other Canadian Newspapers
Party: Republican Party Notes: His party affiliation was provided by The Fifteenth Legislature of Minnesota, 1873.
Committees:
  • Deaf, Dumb and Blind Asylum
  • Elections
  • Enrollment
  • Immigration
  • Soldiers Orphans
  • State Library
Articles & Books About
Talbot, Freeman "The Fathers of London Township," London & Middlesex Historical Society, Transactions VII, 1916, p5-14. - Published posthumously.

"Talbot, Freeman." The Fifteenth Legislature of Minnesota. St. Paul: Press Printing Company, 1873, p. 14.


These files are available in the Legislative Reference Library.