William Jasper Talbert (October 6, 1846 – February 5, 1931) was a

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from

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Early life

Born near

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, in Talbert Township in what is now Mccormick County, South Carolina. He attended the common schools in Greenwood then Due West Academy at

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, and graduated from

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. He served as a substitute in the

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as a private in Company F, Fifth South Carolina Reserves; in place of his father B. M. Talbert, who was discharged December 17, 1862. He reenlisted at

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, September 15, 1864, as a private in Company B, Infantry Regiment,

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of South Carolina. After the war, he engaged in agricultural pursuits near Parksville in

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Political career

He served as member of the State House of Representatives from 1880 to 1883, and in the

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from 1884 to 1888. He was appointed as superintendent of the State penitentiary and served from 1891 to 1893. He served as delegate to the Democratic National Convention in 1892. He served as mayor of Parksville 1895–1900. He was president of the Democratic State convention in 1899. Throughout this period, he held various positions in the Farmers' Alliance. Talbert was elected as a

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to the Fifty-third and to the four succeeding Congresses (March 4, 1893 – March 3, 1903). He was not a candidate for renomination in 1902, but was an unsuccessful candidate in the second primary for the Democratic nomination for governor in 1902.

Later life

He resumed agricultural pursuits near Parksville, McCormick County, South Carolina. He moved to

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, in 1927, and lived in retirement until his death in

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, February 5, 1931. He was interred in Parksville Baptist Church Cemetery.

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