Charles Andrew Talcott (June 10, 1857 – February 27, 1920) was an American politician who served one term as a
Democratic member of the
U.S. House of Representatives
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from
New York
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from 1913 to 1915.
Biography
Talcott was born in
Oswego, New York
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. He graduated from
Princeton University
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in 1879. He was
mayor
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of
Utica, New York
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from 1902 until 1906.
Congress
He was elected to Congress in 1910 and served from March 4, 1911, until March 3, 1915.
Death and burial
He died in Utica and was interred in
Forest Hill Cemetery.
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1857 births
1920 deaths
Mayors of Utica, New York
Princeton University alumni
Democratic Party members of the United States House of Representatives from New York (state)
Burials at Forest Hill Cemetery (Utica, New York)
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