| Jr/sr 1 | United States Senator |
|---|---|
| State 1 | Kentucky |
| Term start 1 | February 2, 1815 |
| Term end 1 | March 4, 1819 |
| Predecessor 1 | Jesse Bledsoe |
| Successor 1 | William Logan |
| Term start 2 | October 19, 1820 |
| Term end 2 | March 4, 1825 |
| Predecessor 2 | William Logan |
| Successor 2 | John Rowan |
| Office 3 | Member of the Kentucky Senate |
| Term 3 | 1812–1815 |
| Birth date | 1773 |
| Birth place | Bedford County, Virginia |
| Death date | September 25, 1837 (aged 63–64) |
| Death place | Frankfort, Kentucky |
| Resting place | Frankfort Cemetery |
| Party | Democratic-Republican |
Isham Talbot (1773 – September 25, 1837) was a United States Senator from Kentucky.
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.
References
- Allen, William B. (1872). A History of Kentucky: Embracing Gleanings, Reminiscences, Antiquities, Natural Curiosities, Statistics, and Biographical Sketches of Pioneers, Soldiers, Jurists, Lawyers, Statesmen, Divines, Mechanics, Farmers, Merchants, and Other Leading Men, of All Occupations and Pursuits. Bradley & Gilbert. pp. 348–349. Retrieved 2008-11-10.