Talbot, Silas, 1751-1813
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Talbot, a naval officer, was a captain in the Continental Navy during the American Revolution, a New York congressman (1792-1795) and commander of Santo Domingo station (1799-1800).
Silas Talbot was born in Dighton, Bristol County, Mass., January 11, 1751; completed preparatory studies; went to sea on a coasting vessel; engaged in mercantile pursuits in Providence, R.I.; was lieutenant and captain in the Revolutionary Army; promoted to the rank of major October 10, 1777 and to lieutenant colonel October 29, 1778; commissioned captain in the Continental Navy September 17, 1779; captured by the British in November 1780 and imprisoned in England until 1781, when he was exchanged and sent to Cherbourg, France; returned to America and resided in Philadelphia, Pa.; moved to Albany, N.Y. and engaged in agricultural pursuits; was a member of the State Assembly in 1792 and 1793; elected to the Third Congress (March 4, 1793-March 3, 1795); again commissioned by President Adams, May 11, 1798, as a captain in the United States Navy; resigned September 21, 1801; died in New York City on June 30, 1813; interred in Trinity Churchyard.
U.S. naval officer during the Revolution and afterwards, shipping merchant (Providence, R.I., and Bristol County, Mass.) farmer, land speculator, state legislator, and U.S. representative ftom New York; b. in Bristol County, Mass, ; d. in New York, N.Y.
U.S. naval officer during the Revolution and afterwards, shipping merchant (Providence, R.I., and Bristol County, Mass.), farmer, land speculator, state legislator, and U.S. representative from New York; b. in Bristol County, Mass.; d. in New York, N.Y.
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New York (State)
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Bristol County (Mass.)
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Bristol County (Mass.)
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