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 TALCOTT

TALIAFERRO

tendetl two tt-rms :it the Cuminington academ)', near Nortliainpton, in 1830, ami in 1S40 became a partnor with his brother, tlio factory being moved to Billerica, Mass. He was a rei)resentative in the general court, 1801-Ct; a member of the gov- ernor's council. 18Gt-G9 ; lieutenant-governor of Jlassjichusi'tts, l!>Tti-74, and succeeded William B. Washburn as governor in 1874. Owing to liis re- fusiil to sign a bill rei)ealing the prohibitory liquor law, and liis approval of a bill makiiig ten hours a legal labor «lay. he was defeated for re-election in 187"». but in 1878 was elected by a large ma- jority, and served by successive re-elections till 1S80, when he was defeated by John D. Long. He retired from political life in 1880, resided in Billerica. Mass., and devoted himself to the im- provement of the town. He was twice married ; first in 1848, to Mary H. Rogers of Billerica. who died in 1851, and secondly, in 1855,to Isabella W., daugliter of Joel Hayden of Williamsburg, Mass. He received the degree of LL.D. from Harvard, in 1870. lie died in Lowell, Mass., Oct. 6, 1886.

TALCOTT, Joseph, governor of Connecticut, was liorn at Hartford. Conn., Nov. 11, 1669 ; son of Jolin and Helena (Wakeman) Talcott, and grand- son of John and Dorothy (Mott) Talcott. His grandfather came to Boston from England in the Lion with Thomas Hooker's company, Sept. 16, 1633 ; removed to Hartford in 1636, and was treas- urer of the colony, 1654-59, being succeeded by his son John, who served, 1660-76, and who com- manded the troops raised for King Philip's war in 1676. Joseph Talcott was appointed townsman of Hartford in 1692 ; was an officer in the train-band, and in 1710 was appointed major of the 1st regi- ment, with which he served against the Indians, 1723-24. He was appointed justice of the peace in 1705 ; justice of the quorum, 1706 ; was deputy of the general assembly in 1708 ; speaker of the house in 1710, and a member of the court of assistants in 1711. He was a member of the committee ap- pointed to lay out the town of Coventry in 1711 ; and was associated with William Pitkin and Roger Walcott in the printing of the session laws in 1715. He was judge of the county court and court of probate, 1714-21 ; and judge of the superior court, 1721-23. He was deputy governor, 1723- 24, and on the death of Governor Saltonstall, Sept. 20, 1724, he succeeded him as governor, being the first native of Connecticut to hold that oflfiee, and served until his death. He was a commi.ssioner to settle the boundary between Massachu-setts and New H;impshire,and between New Hampshire and Maine. He was t%vice mar- ried, first in 1693. to Abigail, daughter of Ensign George Clark of Milford. and secondly, to Eunice, daughter of Col. Mathew Howf^ll of Southampton, R.I.. and widow of the Rev. Jabez Williams. He died in Hartford, Conn., Oct. 11, 1741.

TALIAFERRO, James Piper, U.S. senator, was born at Orange Court House, Va., Sept. 30, 1847 ; son of Dr. Edmund Pendleton Taliaferro, and a descendant of Robert Taliaferro who came from England about 1650 and settled in Essex county, Va. He attended the school of William Diuwiddie at Green- wood, Va., until 1864, when he entered the Confederate army as a volunteer, serving till 1865 when he re- sumed his studies. He removed to Jack- sonville, Fla.; en- ' \^ gaged in business as a lumber merchant, grocer and banker.

He was a member of the State Democratic execu- tive committee for ten years and its chairman for three years, and was a Democratic senator, April 19, 1899, his term of service to expire, March 3, 1905.

TALIAFERRO, John, representative, was born in Spottsylvania county, Va., in 1768. He prac- tised law in Fredericksburg, Va. ; was a repre- sentative in the 7th congress, 1801-03 ; in the 12th congress, 1811-13, when he successfullj- vvn- tested the seat of John P. Hungerford, and took his seat, Dec. 2, 1811 ; in the 18th congress, 1824- 25, as successor to William Lee Ball, deceased, taking his .seat, April 8, 1824 ; in the 19th, 20th and 21st congresses, 1825-31, and in the 24th- 27th congresses, 1835-43. He was a presidential elector on the Jefferson ticket in 1805, and on the Monroe ticket in 1821, and was librarian of the U.S. treasury department, 1850-53. He died at his home " Hagley ", King George county, Va., Aug. 12, 1853.

TALIAFERRO, William Booth, soldier, was born in Belleville, Gloucester county, Va., Dec. 28, 1822 ; son of Capt. James and Catherine (Booth) Taliaferro, and a descendant of Robert Taliaferi-o, gent., first of the name in Virginia, in 1655, who married a daughter of the Rev. Charles Grymes. He attended Harvard university ; was graduated from William and Mary college in 1841, and studied law. He was appointed captain, 11th U.S. infantry, April 9, 1847 ; was promoted major, 9th infantry, Aug. 12, 1847, was mustered out of the volunteer service, Aug. 26, 1848, and engaged in the practice of law. In May, 1861, he joined the Confederate army as colonel in the provisional Armj' of Virginia ; commanded the troops at Gloucester Point. Va., in 1861 ; took part in the battle of Carricks Ford, Va., July 13,