Gerald Edgerton Talbot | |
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Member of the Maine House of Representatives from the Portland at-large district | |
In office 1972–1978 | |
Personal details | |
Born | October 28, 1931[1] Bangor, Maine, United States |
Political party | Democratic |
Spouse | Anita (Cummings) Talbot |
Children | Sharon Renee Verloo Rachel Talbot Ross Regina Phillips Robin Talbot |
Gerald Edgerton Talbot (born October 28, 1931) is an American civil rights leader, author, and politician from Portland, Maine. Talbot was the first Black legislator to serve in the state of Maine, the founding president of the Portland, Maine, chapter of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), and was president of the Maine State Board of Education under Governor Joseph Brennan. In 2020, the Riverton elementary school in Portland was renamed the Gerald Edgerton Talbot Community School.