John Gilbert Talbot
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John Gilbert Talbot PC (24 February 1835 – 1 February 1910), was a British Conservative Party politician.
Background[]
Talbot was the son of the Honourable John Chetwynd-Talbot, the fourth son of Charles Chetwynd-Talbot, 2nd Earl Talbot. His mother was the Honourable Caroline Jane,[1] daughter of James Stuart-Wortley-Mackenzie, 1st Baron Wharncliffe, grandson of Prime Minister John Stuart, 3rd Earl of Bute. The Right Reverend Edward Talbot, Bishop of Winchester, was his younger brother and Henry Chetwynd-Talbot, 18th Earl of Shrewsbury, his uncle.
Political career[]
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Talbot entered Parliament at the 1868 general election for Kent West,[2] a seat he held until 1878, when he resigned to fight a by-election in the Oxford University constituency.[2] He won the by-election, and held that seat until he stepped down at the January 1910 general election.[3] He served under Benjamin Disraeli as Parliamentary Secretary to the Board of Trade from 1878 to 1880 and was sworn of the Privy Council in 1897.
Family[]
Talbot married the Honourable Meriel Sarah, daughter of George Lyttelton, 4th Baron Lyttelton, and sister of the Honourable Alfred Lyttelton, in 1860.[4] They had four sons and six daughters. Their eldest son Sir George Talbot was a Judge of the High Court of Justice while their daughter Dame Meriel Talbot became a public servant and women's welfare worker. Talbot died in February 1910, aged 74. His wife survived him by fifteen years and died in April 1925.
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Notes[]
- ^ England, Select Births and Christenings, 1538-1975
- ^ a b Craig, F. W. S. (1989) [1977]. British parliamentary election results 1832–1885 (2nd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. pp. 407, 615. ISBN 0-900178-26-4.
- ^ Craig, F. W. S. (1989) [1974]. British parliamentary election results 1885–1918 (2nd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. p. 569. ISBN 0-900178-27-2.
- ^ Trust, National. "The Right Hon. John Gilbert Talbot MP (1835-1910) 889957.45". www.nationaltrustcollections.org.uk. Retrieved 6 October 2021.
References[]
- Lundy, Darryl. "FAQ". The Peerage.[unreliable source]
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