Thomas Talbot (Massachusetts)

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Thomas Talbot

31st Governor of Massachusetts
In office January 2, 1879 – January 8, 1880
Lieutenant	John Davis Long
Preceded by	Alexander H. Rice
Succeeded by	John D. Long
29th Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts
In office 1873 – January 7, 1875 Acting Governor April 29, 1874 – January 7, 1875
Governor	William B. Washburn
Preceded by	Joseph Tucker
Succeeded by	Horatio G. Knight
Personal details
Born	(1818-09-07)September 7, 1818 Cambridge, New York
Died	October 6, 1886(1886-10-06) (aged 68) Lowell, Massachusetts
Political party	Republican
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Thomas Talbot (September 7, 1818 – October 6, 1886) was the 31st Governor of Massachusetts, and a major textile manufacturer in Billerica, Massachusetts.

Life

Thomas Talbot was born on September 7, 1818 in Cambridge, New York to Charles and Phoebe (White) Talbot. His father, a wealthy textile manufacturer, died when he was six, and his mother moved the family to Northampton, Massachusetts, where he attended local schools.

Talbot in 1825 joined a weaving firm established by his older brother Charles in Williamsburg, Massachusetts, where he was employed as a finisher, but rose to become superintendent. In 1840 the two brothers established C.P. Talbot & Co., a business partnership that lasted until Charles died in 1884. The business started out processing dyewoods for use in the textile industry, but expanded into other industrial chemical processing in 1849. The brothers acquired the water rights of the defunct Middlesex Canal Corporation, and in 1857 they established Talbot Mills in North Billerica, Massachusetts, in partnership with the Belvidere Mill Company. The business was successful, and the brothers acquired full control of that business in 1862. Thomas focused on the textile business while Charles continued to manage the dye and chemical interests, expanding the facilities in 1870 and again in 1880.

The mill site in Billerica was not without some controversy. The dam, which had been constructed in the 1790s to provide water for the Middlesex Canal, was believed by some to be responsible for the flooding of fields upstream as far as Sudbury. There were calls to remove the dam, which Talbot vigorously resisted. The dispute was partly played out in the state legislature, and brought Talbot to the attention of political leaders as a potential candidate for office.

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, when he declined to run again for office. He died in Lowell, Massachusetts, in 1885. The Talbot Mill properties in North Billerica are listed on the National Register of Historic Places as part of the Billerica Mills Historic District.

References

External links

Commonwealth of Massachusetts Official Governor Biography

Political offices
Preceded by Joseph Tucker	Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts 1873–1875	Succeeded by Horatio G. Knight
Preceded by William B. Washburn Governor	Acting Governor of Massachusetts April 29, 1874–January 7, 1875	Succeeded by William Gaston Governor
Preceded by Alexander H. Rice	Governor of Massachusetts January 2, 1879 – January 8, 1880	Succeeded by John D. Long

v t e Governors of Massachusetts

Colony (1629–1686)	Endecott Winthrop T. Dudley Haynes Vane Winthrop T. Dudley Bellingham Winthrop Endecott T. Dudley Winthrop Endecott T. Dudley Endecott Bellingham Endecott Bellingham Leverett Bradstreet

Dominion (1686–1689)	J. Dudley Andros Bradstreet

Province (1692–1776)	W. Phips Stoughton Bellomont Stoughton Governor's Council J. Dudley Governor's Council J. Dudley Tailer Shute Dummer Burnet Dummer Tailer Belcher Shirley S. Phips Shirley S. Phips Governor's Council Pownall Hutchinson Bernard Hutchinson Gage

Commonwealth (since 1776)	Hancock Cushing Bowdoin Hancock Adams Sumner Gill Governor's Council Strong Sullivan Lincoln, Sr. Gore Gerry Strong Brooks Eustis Morton Lincoln, Jr. Davis Armstrong Everett Morton Davis Morton Briggs Boutwell Clifford E. Washburn Gardner Banks Andrew Bullock Claflin W. Washburn Talbot Gaston Rice Talbot Long Butler Robinson Ames Brackett Russell Greenhalge Wolcott Crane Bates Douglas Guild Draper Foss Walsh McCall Coolidge Cox Fuller Allen Ely Curley Hurley Saltonstall Tobin Bradford Dever Herter Furcolo Volpe Peabody Volpe Sargent Dukakis King Dukakis Weld Cellucci Swift Romney Patrick

Italics indicate acting officeholders

v t e Lieutenant Governors of Massachusetts

Colony (1629–1686)	Goffe Humphrey T. Dudley Ludlow Bellingham Winthrop T. Dudley Bellingham Endecott Winthrop T. Dudley Endecott T. Dudley Endecott Bellingham Willoughby Leverett Symonds Bradstreet Danforth

Dominion (1686–1689)	Stoughton Nicholson

Province (1692–1776)	Stoughton Povey Tailer Dummer Tailer S. Phips Hutchinson A. Oliver T. Oliver

Commonwealth (since 1776)	T. Cushing B. Lincoln Adams Gill S. Phillips Robbins L. Lincoln Cobb Gray W. Phillips L. Lincoln, Jr. Morton Winthrop Armstrong Hull Childs Reed Cushman Huntington Plunkett Brown Benchley Trask Goodrich Nesmith Hayden Caflin Tucker Talbot Knight Long Weston Ames Brackett Haile Wolcott Crane Bates Guild Draper Frothingham Luce Walsh Barry G. Cushing C. Coolidge Cox Fuller Allen Youngman Bacon Hurley Kelly Cahill Bradford A. Coolidge Sullivan Whittier R. Murphy McLaughin Bellotti Richardson Sargent Dwight O'Neill Kerry E. Murphy Cellucci Swift Healey Murray

Authority control	WorldCat VIAF: 59009868 LCCN: nr2001020978

Persondata
Name	Talbot, Thomas
Alternative names
Short description	American politician and textile businessman
Date of birth	September 7, 1818
Place of birth	Cambridge, New York
Date of death	October 6, 1886
Place of death	Lowell, Massachusetts

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