Gustavus Arthur Talbot (24 December 1848 – 16 October 1920) was a British member of parliament and a

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politician. He was the

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(MP) for

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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

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. 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

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. On 14 December 1918 he was elected as Member of Parliament for the new constituency of

as a

. He died in office on 16 October 1920 at his home Marchmont House in Hemel Hempstead.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Talbot, Gustavus Arthur 1848 births 1920 deaths Conservative Party (UK) MPs for English constituencies UK MPs 1918–1922 People educated at Wellington College, Berkshire Gustavus