Background
He was the son of Samuel Talcott (1740-1798, grandson of Joseph Talcott, Colonial Governor of Connecticut) and Abigail Ledyard Talcott.
He was the son of Samuel Talcott (1740-1798, grandson of Joseph Talcott, Colonial Governor of Connecticut) and Abigail Ledyard Talcott.
He practiced law at New Hartford, New New York Afterward he practiced law in New York City. He is mentioned briefly as a character in The Witch of Blackbird Pond, written by Elizabeth George Speare in 1958.
He was a leading member of the Albany Regency, and was New York State Attorney General from 1821 to 1829 when he was forced to resign "due to irregular habits", a then used euphemism for what is now called a "drinking problem".