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词条 George F. Talbot
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George Foster Talbot (January 16, 1819—August 17, 1907) was a Maine attorney who served as Solicitor of the United States Treasury.

Biography

Talbot was born in East Machias, Maine on January 16, 1819.[1] He graduated from Bowdoin College in 1837, taught school while studying law, and in 1840 became an attorney in East Machias and Skowhegan.[2][3]

In 1840 Talbot received a master of arts degree from Bowdoin.[4]

While practicing in East Machias Talbot served in local offices, including Superintendent of Schools and County Attorney for Washington County.[5]

In 1849 and 1850 Talbot was the Free Soil Party's nominee for Governor of Maine, losing three way races to John Hubbard.[6]

A Republican after that party was founded, Talbot attended numerous conventions at the local, county, state and national levels, including the 1860 convention that nominated Abraham Lincoln.[7][8]

He relocated to Portland when he was appointed United States Attorney for Maine in 1861. Talbot served in this position until 1870.[9]

From 1876 to 1877 Talbot served as Solicitor of the Treasury.[10]

Talbot was an author, and his most prominent work was 1883's Jesus His Opinions and Character: The New Testament Studies of a Layman.[11]

Talbot was also a poet, and some of his work was published.[12]

Talbot died in Portland on August 17, 1907.[13][14]

References

1. ^U.S. Passport Applications, 1795-1925, entry for George F. Talbot, dated April 17, 1872, accessed December 7, 2011
2. ^[https://books.google.com/books?id=RHTOAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA101 General Catalogue of Bowdoin College and the Medical School of Maine, 1794-1912], published by the college, 1912, page 101
3. ^[https://books.google.com/books?id=2ZMjTxk5eDUC&pg=PA157 The Letters of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow], by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, edited by Andrew R. Hilen, 1982 Volume 5, page 157
4. ^[https://books.google.com/books?id=rQ7PAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA32 Catalogue of the Phi Beta Kappa Alpha of Maine, Bowdoin College], published by Smith & Sale, Portland, 1908, page 32
5. ^[https://books.google.com/books?id=tk9AAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA512 History of Bowdoin College: With Biographical Sketches of its Graduates, From 1806 to 1879, Inclusive], by Nehemiah Cleaveland, 1882, pages 512 to 513
6. ^[https://books.google.com/books?id=m3AfAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA3 Maine State Yearbook and Legislative Manual for the Year 1871], published by Hoyt, Fogg & Breed, Portland, 1870, page 109
7. ^[https://books.google.com/books?id=7UkWAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA420 Maine: A History], published by Maine Historical Society, Volume 2, 1919, page 420
8. ^[https://books.google.com/books?id=ddMYFxWjPcAC&pg=PA170 Proceedings of the First Three Republican National Conventions of 1856, 1860, and 1864], published by Charles W. Johnson, Minneapolis, `893, page 170
9. ^[https://books.google.com/books?id=-AQXAQAAIAAJ&pg=PA423 Obituary Record of the Graduates of Bowdoin College and the Medical School], published by the college, 1911, pages 423 to 424
10. ^[https://books.google.com/books?id=Nn0FAAAAQAAJ&pg=PA230 The Political Register and Congressional Directory], published by Houghton, Osgood and Company, Boston, 1878, page 230
11. ^[https://books.google.com/books?id=R1grAAAAYAAJ&printsec=frontcover&dq=%22george+foster+talbot%22+jesus&hl=en&ei=zhbgTv6ZLKr20gGWzLXOBw&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CDQQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q&f=false Jesus, His Opinions and Character: The New Testament Studies of a Layman], by George Foster Talbot, 1883, title page
12. ^[https://books.google.com/books?id=pwguAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA240 The poets of Maine: a collection of specimen poems from over four hundred], compiled by George Bancroft Griffith, 1888, pages 239 to 242
13. ^Newspaper column, State and Nation, Bath Independent and Enterprise, August 21, 1907
14. ^Maine Death Records, 1617-1922, entry for George F. Talbot, dated August 17, 1907, accessed December 7, 2011
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