Ray Herbert Talbot

Raymond Herbert Talbot (August 19, 1896 – January 30, 1955) was an American politician who served as the 27th Governor of Colorado for eleven days in 1937.

Ray Herbert Talbot
27th Governor of Colorado
In office
January 1, 1937  January 12, 1937
LieutenantVacant
Preceded byEdwin C. Johnson
Succeeded byTeller Ammons
26th Lieutenant Governor of Colorado
In office
1933–1937
GovernorEdwin C. Johnson
Preceded byEdwin C. Johnson
Succeeded byFrank J. Hayes
Member of the Colorado Senate
In office
1928-1932
Member of the Colorado House of Representatives
In office
1926-1928
Personal details
Born(1896-08-19)August 19, 1896
Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
DiedJanuary 30, 1955(1955-01-30) (aged 58)
Pueblo, Colorado, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic

Talbot, an electrical engineer, was elected to the Colorado House of Representatives in 1926 and to the Colorado Senate in 1928. In 1932, he was elected the 26th lieutenant governor as the running mate of Edwin C. Johnson. Johnson resigned as governor on January 1, 1937, eleven days before the expiration of his term, to take his seat in the United States Senate. Talbot was sworn in as governor to fill the eleven-day interim until the start of the term of newly elected Governor Teller Ammons.

After his brief term as governor, Talbot served as a city commissioner and postmaster of Pueblo, Colorado, and continued in office as president of the Colorado State Fair Commission (1931–53).

Political offices
Preceded by
Edwin C. Johnson
Lieutenant Governor of Colorado
1933–1937
Succeeded by
Frank J. Hayes
Preceded by
Edwin C. Johnson
Governor of Colorado
January 1, 1937 – January 12, 1937
Succeeded by
Teller Ammons
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