Charles Talbot (Royal Navy officer)
Sir Charles Talbot | |
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| Born | 1 November 1801 |
| Died | 8 August 1876 (aged 74) |
| Allegiance | United Kingdom |
| Service/ |
 Royal Navy
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| Rank | Admiral |
| Commands held |
HMS Warspite HMS Vestal HMS Maeander HMS Algiers Queenstown Nore Command |
| Awards | Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath |
Admiral Sir Charles Talbot KCB (1 November 1801 – 8 August 1876) was a Royal Navy officer who went on to be Commander-in-Chief, The Nore.
Talbot was the second son of the Rev. Charles Talbot, and Lady Elizabeth Somerset, daughter of Henry Somerset, 5th Duke of Beaufort. He joined the Royal Navy as a cadet in 1815. Promoted to captain in 1830, he commanded HMS Warspite, HMS Vestal, HMS Maeander and then HMS Algiers. He was appointed Commander-in-chief, Queenstown in 1858 and Commander-in-Chief, The Nore in 1864.
He presented a stained glass window to All Saints Church, Down Ampney, Gloucestershire in appreciation after his ship survived a storm off Sebastopol in 1854.
There is a memorial window to him and his wife in the church of St. John the Baptist in Biggleswade.
Family
In 1838 he married Hon. Charlotte Georgiana Ponsonby; they had three sons and four daughters.
See also
- O'Byrne, William Richard (1849). . . John Murray – via Wikisource.