Irvin Talton Explained

Irvin Talton
Nationality:American
Office:Louisiana State Representative for Webster Parish
Term Start:1880
Term End:1884
Preceded:J. J. Carter
Succeeded:G. L. P. Wren
Office2:Member of the Webster Parish Police Jury for Ward 5
Term Start2:1877
Term End2:1880
Preceded2:O. L. Noles
Succeeded2:E. F. Lewis
Party:Democrat
Residence:Dubberly, Webster Parish
Louisiana, USA

Irvin Talton (full name and places and dates of birth, death, and burial missing) was an American politician. A Democrat, he served from 1880 to 1884 in the Louisiana House of Representatives for Webster Parish in northwestern Louisiana.[1]

Prior to his term in the House, Talton was from 1877 to 1880 a member of the Webster Parish Police Jury, the parish governing body, akin to the county commission in other states. He represented Dubberly, Heflin, and south Webster Parish.[2] [3]

Little else is known of Talton. There were numerous Taltons in south Webster Parish in the late 19th century, some interred at Fellowship Cemetery in Dubberly, but there are no birth, death, or American Civil War records found on Irvin Talton. The state website lists his name erroneously as "Irwin Tarlton."[1]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Membership of the Louisiana House of Representatives, 1812 - Current: Webster Parish . house.louisiana.gov . March 20, 2015 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20141006105414/http://house.louisiana.gov/H_PDFdocs/HouseMembership_History_CURRENT.pdf . October 6, 2014 .
  2. Web site: Webster Parish History. The Southern Publishing Company. Chicago and Nashville, Tennessee. 1890. March 20, 2015.
  3. Respect for the Past; Confidence in the Future: Webster Parish Centennial, Webster Parish Police Jury, 1971, pp, 12-13