Background
Talbot was the third son of Charles Talbot, 1st Baron Talbot, who served as Lord Chancellor from 1733 to 1737.
Talbot was the third son of Charles Talbot, 1st Baron Talbot, who served as Lord Chancellor from 1733 to 1737.
He was not called to the bar until 1737. In 1740 he was appointed Puisne Justice of Chester, holding the post until his death. In August 1748 Talbot married Honorary
Catherine Chetwynd, daughter of John Chetwynd, 2nd Viscount Chetwynd.
They had four sons:
John Chetwynd-Talbot, 1st Earl Talbot (1749–1793)
Captain William Henry Talbot (died 1782)
Review
George Talbot, married Anne Beauclerk, daughter of Colonel Lord Henry Beauclerk, in 1794
Lieutenant-Colonel
Charles Talbot (died 1804)
In 1754, feeling that his position in Brecon was no longer secure, he persuaded the Prime Minister to find him a seat elsewhere, and was proposed instead for Ilchester.
His election here cost £2,000, though half the cost was met from the government"s secret service funds. In December 1755 Talbot was made a junior Lord of Trade, and was again returned at the ensuing by-election at Ilchester. He died the following year.
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Training as a lawyer, John entered Lincoln"s Inn in 1734, in which year he was appointed Recorder of Brecon, in which post he served until 1745, and was also elected Member of Parliament for the borough.