Edward Keble Talbot (31 December 1877 – 21 October 1949) was an English

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priest, who was the Superior of the

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, a religious community for men in

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Early life and family

Talbot was the son of the education campaigner

Lavinia Talbot Hon. Lavinia Lyttelton (4 January 1849 – 9 October 1939) was a British promoter of women's education in the United Kingdom. Life Lavinia Lyttelton was born in London in 1849. She was the seventh child of George Lyttelton, 4th Baron Lyttelton an ...

and

Edward Stuart Talbot Edward Stuart Talbot (19 February 1844 – 30 January 1934) was an Anglican bishop in the Church of England and the first Warden of Keble College, Oxford. He was successively the Bishop of Rochester, the Bishop of Southwark and the Bishop of Wi ...

, the first Warden of

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, who later became

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, Bishop of Southwark and then

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; Talbot's brother,

Neville Stuart Talbot Neville Stuart Talbot MC (21 August 1879 – 3 April 1943) was Bishop of Pretoria in the Anglican Church of Southern Africa and later a robust vicar of St. Mary's Church, Nottingham and assistant Bishop of Southwell who turned down the chance ...

, became

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. Talbot was educated at

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and then

Christ Church, Oxford Christ Church ( la, Ædes Christi, the temple or house, '' ædēs'', of Christ, and thus sometimes known as "The House") is a constituent college of the University of Oxford in England. Founded in 1546 by King Henry VIII, the college is uniqu ...

, where he obtained a second-class degree in Literae Humaniores (classics).'TALBOT, Rev. Edward Keble', ''

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Ordained ministry

Talbot was ordained in 1904. From 1904 to 1906, he was

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of St Mary's Church,

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in south-east London. He joined the

in 1906. With the outbreak of the

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, Talbot was commissioned into the

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as a temporary Chaplain to the Forces 4th Class (equivalent in rank to

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) on 21 August 1914. In the

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, he was awarded the

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(MC). From 18 April 1916 to 19 February 1917, he held the temporary rank of Chaplain to the Forces 3rd Class (equivalent in rank to

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) while serving as the senior chaplain of a

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. On 15 February 1918, he was a made a temporary Chaplain to the Forces 2nd Class (equivalent in rank to

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) and appointed senior chaplain of a

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. On 30 September 1918, he relinquished the appointment of senior chaplain to a corps, and reverted to the rank of temporary Chaplain to the Forces 4th Class. He continued to serve in the army until 1919; he then relinquished his commission and thereby ending his military service. He became Superior of the Community of the Resurrection in 1922, serving until 1940. On 2 July 1920, he was also appointed one of the

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. He continued as chaplain to

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and to

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; he stepped down from the post in 1945. He died on 21 October 1949; he never married.

References

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