Irvin Talton (full name and places and dates of birth, death, and burial missing) was a

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who served from 1880 to 1884 in the

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for

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in northwestern

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. Prior to his term in the House, Talton was from 1877 to 1880 a member of the Webster Parish Police Jury, the parish governing body, akin to the

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in other states. He represented Dubberly, Heflin, and south Webster Parish.''Respect for the Past; Confidence in the Future: Webster Parish Centennial'', Webster Parish Police Jury, 1971, pp, 12-13 Little else is known of Talton. There were numerous Taltons in south Webster Parish in the late 19th century, some interred at Fellowship Cemetery in Dubberly, but there are no birth, death, or

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records found on Irvin Talton. The state website lists his name erroneously as "Irwin Tarlton."

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