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Joseph E. Talbot | |
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| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromConnecticut's5th district | |
| In office January 20, 1942 – January 3, 1947 | |
| Preceded by | J. Joseph Smith |
| Succeeded by | James T. Patterson |
| Connecticut State Treasurer | |
| In office 1939–1941 | |
| Governor | Raymond E. Baldwin |
| Preceded by | Guy B. Holt |
| Succeeded by | Frank M. Anastasio |
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| Born | (1901-03-18)March 18, 1901 Naugatuck, Connecticut, U.S. |
| Died | April 30, 1966(1966-04-30) (aged 65) Washington, D.C., U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
Joseph Edward Talbot (March 18, 1901 – April 30, 1966) was aU.S. Representative fromConnecticut.
Born inNaugatuck, Connecticut, Talbot attended the public schools. He was graduated fromDartmouth College,Hanover, New Hampshire, in 1922 and fromYale Law School in 1925. He wasadmitted to the bar in 1925 and commenced practice in Naugatuck andWaterbury, Connecticut. He served as prosecuting attorney in Naugatuck from 1928 to 1933 and judge from 1935 to 1937. He was State Treasurer, 1939–1941, and workmen's compensation commissioner for the fifth district of Connecticut in 1941 and 1942.
Talbot was elected as aRepublican to theSeventy-seventh Congress in a special election to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation ofJ. Joseph Smith. He was reelected to theSeventy-eighth andSeventy-ninth Congresses and served from January 20, 1942, to January 3, 1947. He was not a candidate for renomination in 1946. He was an unsuccessful candidate for the gubernatorial nomination in 1946 and an unsuccessful candidate for election to theUnited States Senate in 1950.
He was appointed a member of theUnited States Tariff Commission in April 1953. He was reappointed in May 1959 and again on July 14, 1965, serving as vice chairman 1953-1959 and as chairman from 1959. He served as chairman of the Committee on Reciprocity Information from 1959 until his death inWashington, D.C., April 30, 1966. He was interred in St. James Cemetery,Naugatuck, Connecticut.
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| Preceded by | Republican nominee forU.S. Senator fromConnecticut (Class 3) 1950 | Succeeded by |
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| Preceded by | Connecticut State Treasurer 1939–1941 | Succeeded by |
| U.S. House of Representatives | ||
| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromConnecticut's 5th congressional district 1942–1947 | Succeeded by |
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