Onésiphore Ernest Talbot

Onésiphore Ernest Talbot (August 15, 1854 – May 6, 1934) was a Canadian politician.

Onésiphore Ernest Talbot
Member of the Canadian Parliament
for Bellechasse
In office
1896–1911
Preceded byGuillaume Amyot
Succeeded byJoseph Octave Lavallée
Personal details
Born(1854-08-15)August 15, 1854
St-Arsène, Temiscouata County, Canada East
DiedMay 6, 1934(1934-05-06) (aged 79)
Political partyLiberal

Born in St-Arsène, Temiscouata County, Canada East, Talbot was educated at St. Michel and the Quebec Seminary. A farmer, he was a member of the Council of Agriculture in the Province of Quebec and was awarded Quebec's Ordre national du mérite agricole. He was a Lieutenant-Colonel with the 17th Regiment de Lévis and Bellechasse. He was elected to the House of Commons of Canada for Bellechasse in the 1896 federal election. A Liberal, he was re-elected in 1900, 1904, and 1908. He was defeated in 1911.

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