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{{Short description|American politician (1773–1837)}}
{{Infobox officeholder
|name          = Isham Talbot
|image         = ITalbot.jpg
|jr/sr1        = United States Senator
|state1        = [[Kentucky]]
|term_start1   = February 2, 1815
|term_end1     = March 4, 1819
|predecessor1  = [[Jesse Bledsoe]]
|successor1    = [[William Logan (Kentucky)|William Logan]]
|term_start2   = October 19, 1820
|term_end2     = March 4, 1825
|predecessor2  = [[William Logan (Kentucky)|William Logan]]
|successor2    = [[John Rowan (Kentucky politician)|John Rowan]]
|office3       = Member of the [[Kentucky Senate]]
|term3         = 1812–1815
|birth_date    = 1773
|birth_place   = [[Bedford County, Virginia|Bedford County]], [[Virginia]]
|death_date    = September 25, {{death year and age|1837|1773}}
|death_place   = [[Frankfort, Kentucky|Frankfort]], [[Kentucky]]
|resting_place = [[Frankfort Cemetery]]
|party         = [[Democratic-Republican Party|Democratic-Republican]]
}}

'''Isham Talbot''' (1773{{spaced ndash}}September 25, 1837) was a [[United States Senate|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 Party (United States)|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 (Kentucky)|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 [[Frankfort Cemetery|State Cemetery]] in Frankfort.

== References ==
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*{{Cite book |last=Allen |first=William B. |title=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 |publisher=Bradley & Gilbert |year=1872 |url=https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_s_wTAAAAYAAJ |access-date=2008-11-10 |pages=[https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_s_wTAAAAYAAJ/page/n351 348]&ndash;349}}

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