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Rh held until his election to the episcopate. He opened a parish school in Macon in September, 1875, which afterward became St. James's military academy, a diocesan school for boys. He twice represented the diocese of Missouri in general convention, and was rural dean and a member of the standing com- mittee of the diocese. He was consecrated, 27 May, 1887, missionary bishop of Wyoming and Idaho. He received the degree of LL. D. from the Univer- sity of Missouri in 1887, that of S. T. D. from the General theological seminary, New York city, in 1887, and that of D. D. from Dartmouth in 1888.

TALBOT, Isham. senator, b. in Bedford county, Va., in 1773 ; d. near Frankfort, Ky., 25 Sept., 1837. He removed with his father to Kentucky in his youth, and settled near Harrodsburg, where he obtained his early education. He studied law with George Nicholas, and began to practise in Versailles, Woodford co., but soon removed to Frankfort, where he advanced to the front rank of his profes- sion. He was chosen to the state senate in 1812, and served there till 1815, when he was elected to the U. S. senate to fill the unexpired term of Jesse Bledsoe, resigned. He retained his seat from 2 Feb., 1815, till 3 March, 1819, and was chosen again on the resignation of William Logan, serving from 27 Nov., 1820, till 4 March, 1825.

TALBOT, John, colonial Anglican bishop, b. in Wymondham, England, in 1645 ; d. in Burling- ton, N. J., 29 Nov., 1727. He was graduated at Cambridge in 1663, became a fellow of Peter house in 1664, held the rec- tory of Freetherne in the diocese of Glou- cester, and in 1702 became chaplain of the ship " Centurion," which brought to this country Keith and Gordon, the first mis- sionaries of the Socie- ty for propagating the. gospel in foreign parts. He was appointed a missionary of that society in September of the same year, and was associated with Keith as long as the latter remained in this country. He con- tinued to labor zealously for twenty years, being in charge of St. Mary's, Burlington, N. J., from 1703, and its rector after 1709, during all which period he had been importunate to have a bishop appointed for America. Despairing of this, he went to Eng- land and was induced to receive consecration clan- destinely from Dr. Ralph Taylor and Robert Wel- ton, non-juring bishops, and returned to this coun- try in 1722. For two years he was unmolested, but at the end of that period, being exposed, he was discharged from the service of the society, and ordered by the governor to " surcease officiating," because he refused to take the oath of allegiance or use the prayers for the royal family. Affixed to his widow's will in the registrar's office in Philadel- phia was discovered, in September, 1875, his episco- pal seal, a mitre, with flowing ribbons, and beneath it, in large script letters, ingeniously wrought into a monogram, the full name — John Talbot. Anfen- larged photograph of this seal (see illustration) was copied in brass, placed on a mural tablet with a suitable inscription, and unveiled with religious ceremonies by the Rev. George Morgan Hills, D. D., in old St. Mary's church, Burlington, N. J., on the 151st anniversary of Talbot's death.

TALBOT, John Gunnel, naval officer, b. in Danville, Ky., 16 Aug., 1844; d. near Kilihikai, Sandwich islands, 19 Dec, 1870. He entered the navy as a midshipman, 15 April, 1862, and was graduated at the naval academy, 2 June, 1866. He was promoted to ensign, 12 March, 1868. to mas- ter, 26 March, 1869, and to lieutenant, 21 March, 1870. Lieut. Talbot was the executive officer of the " Saginaw " when she was wrecked on Ocean island, French Frigate shoals, on 29 Oct., 1870. There was a heavy surf, and the vessel was a total loss. All the officers and crew, numbering ninety, escaped without loss of life, but the surf prevented them from saving sufficient provisions, so that it was necessary to put them on quarter rations. The strictest discipline was maintained, and fish and the eggs of sea-birds contributed to their supplies. The captain's gig was fitted out to send to Hono- lulu, the nearest port, 1,200 miles distant, for relief, since the island is in such an unfrequented part of the ocean that there was no hope of rescue by a passing vessel. Lieut. Talbot and four men — Peter Francis, James Muir, John Andrew, and William Halford — volunteered to go in the boat. They left the island at noon on 18 Nov., and sighted Kauai, the most northwesterly of the Sandwich islands, on 16 Dec, but, owing to unfavorable winds and bad weather, they did not reach the shore until the morning of the 19th. They were all so exhausted by the prolonged privations and sufferings that Lieut. Talbot and two of the crew were drowned in the surf. James Muir became insane after he had been assisted to the shore by the sole survivor, and he died while the latter, William Halford, went to get assistance from the natives. Halford met some missionaries, and sailed to Honolulu, where he communicated with the American minister, who promptly sent a chartered steamer to the relief of the shipwrecked crew. Talbot's ability in handling and navigating his boat has been greatly admired. A tablet has been placed in the chapel of the naval academy to commemorate his heroic service.

TALBOT, Joseph Cruikshank, P. E. bishop, b. in Alexandria, Va., 5 Sept., 1816 ; d. in Indianapo- lis. Ind., 15 Jan., 1883. He was of Quaker parent- age and was educated at Pierpont academy, Alex- andria. In 1835 he removed to Louisville, Ky., where he engaged in business for several years. His religious convictions then became so changed that he abandoned Quakerism and united with the Protestant Episcopal church, being baptized in 1837. In 1841 he became a candidate for holy orders, studying under the direction of the bishop. He was made deacon in Christ church, Lou- isville, 5 Sept., 1846, by Bishop Smith, and ordained priest in St. John's church, Louisville. 6 Sept., 1848, by the same bishop. During his diaconate he or- ganized St. John's church, and upon his ordination to the priesthood he became its rector. After a service of seven years he removed, in 1853. to Indiana, and became rector of Christ church, Indianapolis, which post he held until he was elected to the episcopate. The honorary degree of D. D. was conferred upon him by the Western university of Pennsylvania at Allegheny City in 1854, and that of LL. D. by the