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British politician

Gustavus Talbot
Member of Parliament
for Hemel Hempstead
In office
14 December 1918 – 16 October 1920
Preceded byConstituency established
Succeeded byJ. C. C. Davidson
Personal details
BornGustavas Arthur Chetwynd-Talbot
(1848-12-24)24 December 1848
Withington, Gloucestershire, England
Died16 October 1920(1920-10-16) (aged 71)
Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, England
Political partyCoalition Conservative
SpouseSusan Frances Talbot (née Elwes)
Children1 son and 1 daughter

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.

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. He became a member of the Legislative Council of Ceylon. Talbot was a justice of the peace and between 1914 and 1920 he was mayor of Hemel Hempstead.

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.

References

  1. ^ "Mr. G. A. Talbot, M.P." Times London, England 18 Oct. 1920: 15. The Times Digital Archive. Web. 31 July 2012.
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded byNone Member of Parliament for Hemel Hempstead
19181920
Succeeded byJ. C. C. Davidson
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