Background
Talbot was the son of Eva Joicey and Colonel Milo George Talbot, fourth son of James Talbot, 4th Baron Talbot of Malahide.
Talbot was the son of Eva Joicey and Colonel Milo George Talbot, fourth son of James Talbot, 4th Baron Talbot of Malahide.
He was educated at Winchester College and Trinity College, Cambridge, and entered the Diplomatic Service in 1937.
In 1954 he was appointed Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to Laos. The post was upgraded to that of ambassador the following year. A keen gardener, Lord Talbot of Malahide commissioned and sponsored the book, The Endemic Flora of Tasmania.
Lord Talbot of Malahide died in April 1973, aged 60.
The British barony of Talbot de Malahide died with him. He was succeeded in the Irish barony of Talbot of Malahide by his kinsman, Reginald Talbot.