Joshua Frederick Cockey Talbott

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Joshua Talbott

Joshua Frederick Cockey Talbott (born July 29, 1843 in Lutherville , Baltimore County , Maryland , †  October 5, 1918 there ) was an American politician . Between 1879 and 1918 he represented the state of Maryland three times in the US House of Representatives .

Career

Joshua Talbott attended public schools in his home country. During the Civil War he served in the Confederation Army in 1864 and 1865 . After studying law and being admitted to the bar in 1866, he began to work in this profession in Towson . Between 1871 and 1875, Talbott served as the Baltimore County prosecutor. At the same time he embarked on a political career as a member of the Democratic Party . In the years 1876, 1904 and 1908 he was a delegate to the respective Democratic National Conventions .

In the congressional elections of 1878 Talbott was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC in the second constituency of Maryland , where he succeeded Charles Boyle Roberts on March 4, 1879 . After two re-elections, he was able to complete three legislative terms in Congress by March 3, 1885 . In 1884 he renounced another candidacy. Between October 1889 and January 1893 he was the State Insurance Commissioner for Maryland. In 1892 Talbott was re-elected to Congress in the second district, where he replaced Herman Stump on March 4, 1893 . Since he was not confirmed in 1894, he could initially only spend one further term in Congress until March 3, 1895.

After leaving Congress in 1895, Talbott returned to practice as a lawyer. In 1900 he sought his return to the US House of Representatives without success. In the elections of 1902 Talbott managed to get back into Congress, where he succeeded Albert Blakeney on March 4, 1903 . After seven re-elections, he was able to exercise this mandate until his death on October 5, 1918. World War I fell during his time in Congress . In addition, in 1913 the 16th and 17th amendments were ratified. It was about the nationwide introduction of income tax and the direct election of US senators .

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SURNAME Talbott, Joshua Frederick Cockey
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American politician
DATE OF BIRTH July 29, 1843
PLACE OF BIRTH near Lutherville , Maryland
DATE OF DEATH October 5, 1918
Place of death near Lutherville , Maryland