Editing Silas Talbot (section)

===Congress and United States Navy===
In [[United States House of Representatives elections in New York, 1793|January 1793]], Talbot was elected as a [[Federalist Party|Federalist]] from New York to the [[3rd United States Congress]], serving from March 4, 1793, to approximately June 5, 1794, when President [[George Washington]] chose him third in a list of six captains of the newly established [[United States Navy]].<ref>See [https://books.google.com/books?id=NMaHAAAAMAAJ&q=silas+talbot+special+election ''The Democratic Republicans of New York: The Origins, 1763-1797''] by Alfred Fabian Young (1967; page 506) [says that Talbot resigned], but [https://books.google.com/books?id=A8VCAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA511 ''Abridgment of Debates in Congress, 1789 to 1856''] (Vol. I) has no entry of a formal resignation. Talbot is documented as voting until the end of May 1794 and, after the adjournment, not retaking his seat in November.</ref> During his time in Congress, he was one of nine representatives to vote against the [[Eleventh Amendment to the United States Constitution]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Voteview {{!}} Plot Vote: 3rd Congress > House > 9 |url=https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH0030009 |access-date=2023-08-21 |website=voteview.com}}</ref> He was ordered to superintend the construction of the frigate {{USS|President|1800|6}} at New York. On April 20, 1796, the construction of ''President'' was suspended, and Talbot was discharged from the Navy.

With the outbreak of the [[Quasi-War]] with the [[French First Republic]], Talbot was re-commissioned as a captain in the United States Navy on May 11, 1798. He served as commander of {{USS|Constitution}} from June 5, 1799, until September 8, 1801, sailing it to the [[West Indies]], where he protected American commerce from French privateers during the Quasi-War. He commanded the US Navy squadron which operated off the French colony of [[Saint-Domingue]] from 1799 to 1800 and was commended by the [[Secretary of the Navy]] for protecting American commerce and for laying the foundation of permanent trade with the colony. Talbot was reportedly wounded 13 times and carried 5 bullets in his body.<ref name="Mystic Seaport"/>

Talbot resigned from the Navy on September 21, 1801, and died in [[New York City]] on June 30, 1813. He was buried in Trinity Churchyard in [[lower Manhattan]].