| Isham Talbot | |
|---|---|
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| United States Senator from Kentucky | |
| In office February 2, 1815 – March 4, 1819 | |
| Preceded by | Jesse Bledsoe |
| Succeeded by | William Logan |
| In office October 19, 1820 – March 4, 1825 | |
| Preceded by | William Logan |
| Succeeded by | John Rowan |
| Member of the Kentucky Senate | |
| In office 1812–1815 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1773 Bedford County, Virginia |
| Died | September 25, 1837 (aged 63–64) Frankfort, Kentucky |
| Resting place | Frankfort Cemetery |
| Political party | Democratic-Republican |
Isham Talbot (1773 – September 25, 1837) was a United States Senator from Kentucky.
Born in Bedford County, Virginia, Isham Talbot Jr. moved with his parents, Isham and Elizabeth (Davis) Talbot, to Harrodsburg, Kentucky in about 1784. He was admitted to the bar, and began his legal practice in Versailles, Kentucky. He moved to Frankfort, Kentucky, where he also was a lawyer.
Talbot served in the Kentucky Senate from 1812 to 1815. He was then elected as a Democratic Republican to the United States Senate to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Senator Jesse Bledsoe, and served from February 2, 1815, to March 3, 1819. The second time he was elected to the United States Senate was to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of William Logan, and served from October 19, 1820, to March 3, 1825. He then resumed his law practice and died on his plantation near Frankfort.
Isham Talbot was interred in the State Cemetery in Frankfort.
References
- United States Congress. "Isham Talbot (id: T000017)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
- Allen, William B. (1872). A History of Kentucky: Embracing Gleanings, Reminiscences, Antiquities, Natural Curiosities, Statistics, and Biographical Sketches of Pioneers, Soldiers, Jurists, Lawyers, Statesmen, Divines, Mechanics, Farmers, Merchants, and Other Leading Men, of All Occupations and Pursuits. Bradley & Gilbert. pp. 348–349. Retrieved 2008-11-10.
| U.S. Senate | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded byJesse Bledsoe | U.S. senator (Class 3) from Kentucky February 2, 1815 – March 3, 1819 Served alongside: William T. Barry, Martin D. Hardin, John J. Crittenden |
Succeeded byWilliam Logan |
| Preceded byWilliam Logan | U.S. senator (Class 3) from Kentucky October 19, 1820 – March 3, 1825 Served alongside: Richard M. Johnson |
Succeeded byJohn Rowan |
- 1773 births
- 1837 deaths
- People from Bedford County, Virginia
- American people of English descent
- Democratic-Republican Party United States senators from Kentucky
- Kentucky state senators
- Politicians from Frankfort, Kentucky
- Kentucky lawyers
- 19th-century American lawyers
- Burials at Frankfort Cemetery
- 19th-century United States senators
- 19th-century members of the Kentucky General Assembly