George F. Talbot Explained

George Foster Talbot (January 16, 1819—August 17, 1907) was a Maine attorney who served as Solicitor of the United States Treasury.

Biography

Talbot was born in East Machias, Maine on January 16, 1819.^[1] He graduated from Bowdoin College in 1837, taught school while studying law, and in 1840 became an attorney in East Machias and Skowhegan.^{[2] [3]}

In 1840 Talbot received a Master of Arts degree from Bowdoin.^[4]

While practicing in East Machias Talbot served in local offices, including Superintendent of Schools and County Attorney for Washington County.^[5]

In 1849 and 1850 Talbot was the Free Soil Party's nominee for Governor of Maine, losing three way races to John Hubbard.^[6]

A Republican after that party was founded, Talbot attended numerous conventions at the local, county, state and national levels, including the 1860 convention that nominated Abraham Lincoln.^{[7] [8]}

He relocated to Portland when he was appointed United States Attorney for Maine in 1861. Talbot served in this position until 1870.^[9]

From 1876 to 1877 Talbot served as Solicitor of the Treasury.^[10]

Talbot was an author, and his most prominent work was 1883's Jesus His Opinions and Character: The New Testament Studies of a Layman.^[11]

Talbot was also a poet, and some of his work was published.^[12]

Talbot died in Portland on August 17, 1907.^{[13] [14]}

Notes and References

1. U.S. Passport Applications, 1795-1925, entry for George F. Talbot, dated April 17, 1872, accessed December 7, 2011
2. https://books.google.com/books?id=RHTOAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA101 General Catalogue of Bowdoin College and the Medical School of Maine, 1794-1912
3. https://books.google.com/books?id=2ZMjTxk5eDUC&pg=PA157 The Letters of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
4. https://books.google.com/books?id=rQ7PAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA32 Catalogue of the Phi Beta Kappa Alpha of Maine, Bowdoin College
5. https://books.google.com/books?id=tk9AAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA512 History of Bowdoin College: With Biographical Sketches of its Graduates, From 1806 to 1879, Inclusive
6. https://books.google.com/books?id=m3AfAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA3 Maine State Yearbook and Legislative Manual for the Year 1871
7. https://books.google.com/books?id=7UkWAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA420 Maine: A History
8. https://books.google.com/books?id=ddMYFxWjPcAC&pg=PA170 Proceedings of the First Three Republican National Conventions of 1856, 1860, and 1864
9. https://books.google.com/books?id=-AQXAQAAIAAJ&pg=PA423 Obituary Record of the Graduates of Bowdoin College and the Medical School
10. https://books.google.com/books?id=Nn0FAAAAQAAJ&pg=PA230 The Political Register and Congressional Directory
11. https://books.google.com/books?id=R1grAAAAYAAJ&q=%22george+foster+talbot%22+jesus Jesus, His Opinions and Character: The New Testament Studies of a Layman
12. https://books.google.com/books?id=pwguAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA240 The poets of Maine: a collection of specimen poems from over four hundred
13. Newspaper column, State and Nation, Bath Independent and Enterprise, August 21, 1907
14. Maine Death Records, 1617-1922, entry for George F. Talbot, dated August 17, 1907, accessed December 7, 2011