Allegiance United Kingdom Parents Charles Talbot Name Charles Talbot Awards Order of the Bath | Service/branch Royal Navy Died August 8, 1876 Rank Admiral | |
Commands held HMS WarspiteHMS VestalHMS MaeanderHMS AlgiersQueenstownNore Command | ||
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.
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Naval career
Talbot was the second son of the Rev. Charles Talbot. 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.
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.
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