Joshua Frederick Cockey Talbott (July 29, 1843 – October 5, 1918) was a

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who represented the second Congressional district of

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Biography

He was born near

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on July 29, 1843. He began to study law in 1862 but joined the

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Army during the

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in 1864 to serve in the Second Maryland Cavalry. Following the war, Talbott was admitted to the bar in 1866 and began to practice law in

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. In 1878, after several years of activity in Democratic politics and local civic affairs, he was elected to the

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. Except for the periods 1885 to 1893, during which he served for a time as

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for

, and 1894 to 1902, he served in Congress until his death. Talbott was a member of the House Naval Affairs Committee for 25 years and worked unceasingly for a strong and modern

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. He died in Lutherville on October 5, 1918, and is interred in Sherwood Cemetery of

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Namesake

The destroyer was named for him.

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: Retrieved on 2008-10-18
Death of Hon. Joshua F.C. Talbott, frontispiece 1919

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