Thomas Talbot (Massachusetts)
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| Thomas Talbot | |
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7th Acting and 31st Governor of Massachusetts
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| In office (Acting) April 29, 1874 – January 7, 1875 January 2, 1879 – January 8, 1880 |
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| Lieutenant(s) | John Davis Long |
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| Preceded by | William B. Washburn (1874) (resigned) Alexander H. Rice (1879) |
| Succeeded by | William Gaston (1875) John Davis Long (1880) |
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| Born | September 7, 1818 Cambridge, New York |
| Died | October 6, 1886 Lowell, Massachusetts |
| Political party | Republican |
Thomas Talbot (September 7, 1818 – October 6, 1886) was a governor of Massachusetts. He was born in Cambridge, New York.
Talbot served many years in the Massachusetts legislature, sat in the governor's council from 1864 to 1869, and in 1872 was chosen lieutenant-governor, as a Republican. On the election of Governor William B. Washburn to the United States Senate in 1873, he became governor, but lost the election in 1874. In 1878 he was again elected and served until 1880. He died in Lowell, Massachusetts.
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| Preceded by William B. Washburn (R) |
Acting Governor of Massachusetts April 29, 1873 – January 7, 1874 |
Succeeded by William Gaston (D) |
| Preceded by Alexander H. Rice (R) |
Governor of Massachusetts January 2, 1879 – January 8, 1880 |
Succeeded by John D. Long (R) |
