Gerald Talbot
Male, Person
1931 –
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Who is Gerald Talbot?
Gerald E. Talbot is a former state legislator in Maine. In 1972, Talbot became the first African American member of the Maine House of Representatives when he was elected to represent part of Portland, Maine as a Democrat. He was a member of the legislature until 1978. In 1980, Governor Joseph Brennan appointed him to the Maine Board of Education. He also helped reorganize the NAACP in Maine. In 2006, a 240 seat auditorium at the University of Southern Maine was named in honor of him.
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- Born
- 1931
United States of America - Ethnicity
- African American
- Education
- Bangor High School
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on July 23, 2013
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