Onésiphore Ernest Talbot (August 15, 1854 – May 6, 1934) was a Canadian politician.
Onésiphore Ernest Talbot | |
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Member of the Canadian Parliament for Bellechasse | |
In office 1896–1911 | |
Preceded by | Guillaume Amyot |
Succeeded by | Joseph Octave Lavallée |
Personal details | |
Born | St-Arsène, Temiscouata County, Canada East | August 15, 1854
Died | May 6, 1934 | (aged 79)
Political party | Liberal |
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.