Joseph Talcott
Governor of the Connecticut Colony (1669-1741)
Major Joseph Talcott (November 16, 1669 – October 11, 1741) was an American politician, militia officer, and judge who served as the governor of Connecticut from 1724 to 1741.
Biography
Talcott was born in Hartford, Connecticut, the son of Lieutenant-Colonel John and Helena Wakeman Talcott. He married Abigail Clark in 1693 and the couple had three sons. Abigail died in 1704. His second wife was Eunice Howell with whom he had five more children.
Career
Descended from one of Connecticut's founding settlers, Talcott was appointed an assistant (member of the governor's council) in 1711. He held a number of city and state offices; justice of the peace in 1705, and beginning in 1710, he was a major in the First Regiment of the Colony of Connecticut. His position of major continued to 1723. He was a member of the committee to lay out the town of Coventry in 1711. He owned property in several Connecticut towns.
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