Charles A. Talcott

Charles A. Talcott

Charles Andrew Talcott (born June 10, 1857 in Oswego , New York , † February 27, 1920 in Utica , New York) was an American politician . Between 1911 and 1915 he represented New York State in the US House of Representatives .

Career

Charles Andrew Talcott was born in Oswego County about four years before the outbreak of the Civil War . He attended public schools and the Utica Free Academy . In 1879 he graduated from Princeton University . He studied law . After receiving his license to practice law in 1881, he began practicing in Utica. Between 1881 and 1883 he was a clerk at City Court and in 1886 City Counsel in Utica. He served on the Board of Police and Fire Commissioners between 1888 and 1892 . Between 1893 and 1901 he was a trustee at the Utica Public Library . He became mayor of the City of Utica in 1902 - a post he held until 1906. Politically, he belonged to the Democratic Party .

In the 1910 congressional elections for the 62nd Congress , Talcott was elected to the United States House of Representatives in Washington, DC in the 27th  constituency of New York , where he succeeded Charles S. Millington on March 4, 1911 . In 1912 he ran in the 33rd constituency of New York for the 63rd Congress . After a successful election, he succeeded Edwin S. Underhill on March 4, 1913 . He suffered in his renewed candidacy in 1914 a defeat and then retired from the after March 3, 1915 Congress of.

After his time at Congress he resumed his practice as a lawyer in Utica, which he practiced until his death on February 27, 1920. His body was then interred in Forest Hill Cemetery .

Web links

• Charles A. Talcott in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

• Charles A. Talcott in the database of Find a Grave (English)