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Gustavus Talbot

Gustavus Talbot

British politician

Gustavus Arthur Talbot (24 December 1848 – 16 October 1920) was a British member of parliament and a Coalition Conservative politician. He was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Hemel Hempstead from 1918 until his death in 1920.[1]

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Talbot was born on 24 December 1848 at Withington, Gloucestershire, the son of the Reverend George Chetwynd-Talbot and he was educated at Wellington College, Berkshire.[1] He became a member of the Legislative Council of Ceylon.[1] Talbot was a justice of the peace and between 1914 and 1920 he was mayor of Hemel Hempstead.[1]

He married Susan Frances Talbot, the daughter of Robert Elwes.

On 14 December 1918 he was elected as Member of Parliament for the new constituency of Hemel Hempstead as a Coalition Conservative. He died in office on 16 October 1920 at his home Marchmont House in Hemel Hempstead.[1]

References

  1. [1]
    "Mr. G. A. Talbot, M.P." Times London, England 18 Oct. 1920: 15. The Times Digital Archive. Web. 31 July 2012.
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