Robert Macey Talbert (September 23, 1880 – January 31, 1952) was an American politician from

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, who served in the

Missouri House of Representatives The Missouri House of Representatives is the lower chamber of the Missouri General Assembly. It has 163 members, representing districts with an average size of 37,000 residents. House members are elected for two-year terms during general elections ...

. He was a chaplain for the National Guard, the Missouri state senate in 1925, and the Missouri Constitutional Convention of 1922. He later served as a lieutenant colonel and chaplain for the 35th Division of the U.S. Army just before the United States entered World War II.

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1880 births 1952 deaths Democratic Party members of the Missouri House of Representatives People from Cape Girardeau, Missouri People from Sikeston, Missouri Transylvania University alumni 20th-century members of the Missouri General Assembly {{Missouri-MORepresentative-stub