Leander J. Talbott (August 13, 1849 – July 23, 1924) was an American politician. A Democrat, he served as mayor of Kansas City, Missouri, in 1884.
Biography Talbott was born in rural Meigs County, Ohio, one of eight children of Joshua and Adeline L. (Williamson) Talbott. His father, an Ohio native, was a farmer and miller. The family moved to Kansas City in 1857, where he was educated in the local schools. He entered the real estate business and eventually became active in local Democratic politics.Whitney, Carrie Westlake, Kansas City, Missouri: Its History and Its People 1808-1908, Chicago, The S.J. Clarke Publishing Company, 1908, Volume II, pp. 608.
On September 7, 1876, Talbott married Carrie Madeira, a daughter of the Rev. Dr. Madeira, formerly pastor of the Central Presbyterian Church of Kansas City. They had two sons and one daughter—Addison M., Lee J., and Dorothy. Talbott was elected as the city auditor in 1876, 1877, and 1878.Whitney, Volume II, p. 609.
As mayor he is said to have ridden the first overhead electric interurban in the world Local History – Kansas City Public Library (established by J. C. Henry with the Westport Electric Railway in Kansas City)Interurbans In 1882, he was one of the original incorporators of the Kansas City Club.Jerry T. Duggan, A History of the Kansas City Club: 1882-1982 (The Kansas City Club: 1982)
He died in an automobile accident in 1924.
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