Joshua Frederick Cockey Talbott (July 29, 1843 – October 5, 1918) was a U.S. Congressman who represented the second Congressional district of Maryland.

J. Frederick C. Talbott
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Maryland's 2nd district
In office
March 4, 1879 – March 3, 1885
Preceded byCharles B. Roberts
Succeeded byFrank T. Shaw
In office
March 4, 1893 – March 3, 1895
Preceded byHerman Stump
Succeeded byWilliam Benjamin Baker
In office
March 4, 1903 – October 5, 1918
Preceded byAlbert Blakeney
Succeeded byCarville D. Benson
Personal details
BornJuly 29, 1843
Lutherville, Maryland, U.S.
DiedOctober 5, 1918(1918-10-05) (aged 75)
Lutherville, Maryland, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic

Biography

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He was born near Lutherville, Maryland on July 29, 1843. He began to study law in 1862 but joined the Confederate Army during the American Civil War in 1864 to serve in the Second Maryland Cavalry. Following the war, Talbott was admitted to the bar in 1866 and began to practice law in Towson, Maryland.

In 1878, after several years of activity in Democratic politics and local civic affairs, he was elected to the U.S. Congress. Except for the periods 1885 to 1893, during which he served for a time as Insurance Commissioner for Maryland, and 1894 to 1902, he served in Congress until his death.[1] Talbott was a member of the House Naval Affairs Committee for 25 years and worked unceasingly for a strong and modern Navy.

He died in Lutherville on October 5, 1918, and is interred in Sherwood Cemetery of Cockeysville, Maryland.

Namesake

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The destroyer USS J. Fred Talbott (DD-156) was named for him.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "S. Doc. 58-1 - Fifty-eighth Congress. (Extraordinary session -- beginning November 9, 1903.) Official Congressional Directory for the use of the United States Congress. Compiled under the direction of the Joint Committee on Printing by A.J. Halford. Special edition. Corrections made to November 5, 1903". GovInfo.gov. U.S. Government Printing Office. November 9, 1903. p. 45. Retrieved July 2, 2023.
  This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships.
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U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by U.S. Representative for the 2nd Congressional District of Maryland
1879–1885
Succeeded by
Preceded by U.S. Representative for the 2nd Congressional District of Maryland
1893–1895
Succeeded by
Preceded by U.S. Representative for the 2nd Congressional District of Maryland
1903–1918
Succeeded by