Earl Talbot

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Earl Talbotis a title that has been created twice in thePeerage of Great Britain.This branch of the Talbot family descends from the Hon. Sir Gilbert Talbot (died 1518), third son ofJohn Talbot, 2nd Earl of Shrewsbury.His great-great-great-grandson, the Right ReverendWilliam Talbot,wasBishop of Oxford,ofSalisburyand ofDurham.His eldest sonCharles Talbotwas a prominent lawyer and politician. In 1733, he was raised to the Peerage of Great Britain asLord Talbot,Baron of Hensol, in the County of Glamorgan, and then served asLord High Chancellor of Great Britainfrom 1733 to 1737.

Charles Talbot, 1st Baron Talbot,by Gerhard Bockman.

He was succeeded byhis eldest son,the second Baron. He served asLord Steward of the Householdfrom 1761 to 1782. In 1761, he was createdEarl Talbotand in 1780,Baron Dynevor,of Dynevor in the County of Carmarthen, in the Peerage of Great Britain. The earldom was created with normal remainder to the heirs male of his body, while the barony was created with remainder to his daughter Cecil, wife of George Rice, and her issue male.

Subsequent history

On William Talbot's death in 1782, the earldom became extinct, while he was succeeded in the barony of Dynevor according to the special remainder by his daughter Cecil (see theBaron Dynevorarticle for later history of this branch of the family). The barony of Talbot was passed on to his nephewJohn,the third Baron. He was the son of the Hon. John Talbot (d. 1756), younger son of the first Baron, and his wife the Hon. Catherine Chetwynde, daughter of John Chetwynde, 2nd Viscount Chetwynde. He representedCastle Risingin theHouse of Commons.In 1784, the earldom was revived when he was madeViscount of Ingestre,in the County of Stafford, andEarl Talbot,ofHensolin the County ofGlamorgan.Both titles were in the Peerage of Great Britain. Lord Talbot assumed by Royal licence the surname and arms of Chetwynd in 1786.

On his death, the titles passed to his son, the second Earl. He served under theEarl of LiverpoolasLord Lieutenant of Irelandfrom 1817 to 1821. He was succeeded by his second but eldest surviving son, the third Earl. In 1856, on the death of his distant relative Bertram Arthur Talbot, 17th Earl of Shrewsbury and 17th Earl of Waterford, he succeeded as eighteenth Earl of Shrewsbury and eighteenthEarl of Waterford.For more information on him and for further history of the peerages, see theEarl of Shrewsbury.

Several members of junior branches of the family have also gained distinction:

• The Hon. John Chetwynd-Talbot, fourth son of the second Earl Talbot, was the father of:

1.John Gilbert Talbot,Member of Parliament from 1868 to 1910, who was admitted to thePrivy Councilin 1897 and who was the father of:

Sir George John Talbot,a Judge of theHigh Court of Justice,who was admitted to the Privy Council in 1937, and

DameMeriel Lucy Talbot,a women's welfare worker, and

2. The Right ReverendEdward Stuart Talbot,Bishop of Winchesterfrom 1911 to 1923, who was the father of

the Right Reverend Neville Stuart Talbot,Bishop of Pretoriafrom 1920 to 1932.

• the Hon. Rev. George Gustavus Chetwynd-Talbot, fifth son of the second Earl Talbot, was the father of:

1.Gustavus Talbot,Member of Parliament forHemel Hempstead

Barons Talbot (1733)

• Charles Talbot, 1st Baron Talbot(1685–1737)
• William Talbot, 2nd Baron Talbot(1710–1782) (createdEarl Talbotin 1761)

Earls Talbot (first creation, 1761)

• William Talbot, 1st Earl Talbot(1710–1782)

Barons Talbot (1733; reverted)

• John Chetwynd-Talbot, 3rd Baron Talbot(1749–1793) (createdEarl Talbotin 1784)

Earls Talbot (second creation, 1784)

• John Chetwynd Chetwynd-Talbot, 1st Earl Talbot(1749–1793)
• Charles Chetwynd Chetwynd-Talbot, 2nd Earl Talbot(1777–1849)
  • Charles Thomas Talbot, Viscount Ingestre (1802–1826)
• Henry John Chetwynd-Talbot, 18th Earl of Shrewsbury, 18th Earl of Waterford and 3rd Earl Talbot(1803–1868)

SeeEarl of Shrewsburyfor further Earls Talbot.

See also

• Baron Dynevor
• Viscount Chetwynd
• Baron Talbot
• Richard Talbot, 1st Earl of Tyrconnel
• Talbot baronets

References

• Kidd, Charles; Williamson, David, eds. (1990).Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage.New York: St Martin's Press.
• Leigh Rayment's Peerage Pages