Isham Talbot

Isham Talbot (1773 – September 25, 1837) was a United States Senator from Kentucky.

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Isham Talbot
United States Senator from Kentucky
In office February 2, 1815 – March 4, 1819
Preceded by	Jesse Bledsoe
Succeeded by	William Logan
In office October 19, 1820 – March 4, 1825
Preceded by	William Logan
Succeeded by	John Rowan
Member of the Kentucky Senate
In office 1812–1815
Personal details
Born	1773 Bedford County, Virginia
Died	September 25, 1837 (aged 63–64) Frankfort, Kentucky
Resting place	Frankfort Cemetery
Political party	Democratic-Republican
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Born in Bedford County, Virginia, Isham Talbot Jr. moved with his parents, Isham and Elizabeth (Davis) Talbot, to Harrodsburg, Kentucky in about 1784. He was admitted to the bar, and began his legal practice in Versailles, Kentucky. He moved to Frankfort, Kentucky, where he also was a lawyer.

Talbot served in the Kentucky Senate from 1812 to 1815. He was then elected as a Democratic Republican to the United States Senate to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Senator Jesse Bledsoe, and served from February 2, 1815, to March 3, 1819. The second time he was elected to the United States Senate was to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of William Logan, and served from October 19, 1820, to March 3, 1825. He then resumed his law practice and died on his plantation near Frankfort.

Isham Talbot was interred in the State Cemetery in Frankfort.