John Talbot (c. 1712 – 23 September 1756) was a British judge and Whig politician who sat in the

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from 1734 to 1756. Talbot was the third son of

Charles Talbot, 1st Baron Talbot Charles Talbot, 1st Baron Talbot, (168514 February 1737) was a British lawyer and politician. He was Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain from 1733 to 1737. Life Talbot was the eldest son of William Talbot, Bishop of Durham, a descendant ...

, and his wife Cecelia Mathews, daughter of Charles Mathews of Castell-y-Mynach. His father served as

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from 1733 to 1737. Talbot was appointed

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in 1734 and was also returned as

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for

, on the Tredegar interest, at the

1734 British general election The 1734 British general election returned members to serve in the House of Commons of the 8th Parliament of Great Britain to be summoned, after the merger of the Parliament of England and the Parliament of Scotland in 1707. Robert Walpole's incr ...

. In Parliament, he voted for the Government in all recorded divisions. On 13 December 1734 he was admitted at Lincoln's Inn and was called to the bar in 1737. On 30 May 1737, he married Henrietta Decker, the daughter of Sir Matthew Decker, 1st Baronet. In 1740 Talbot was appointed Puisne Justice of Chester for life, and was returned for Brecon at the ensuing by-election before being returned unopposed at the

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. In 1742 he was on the court list for the ballot on members of the committee of inquiry into Walpole's Administration, to which he was one of the few Old Whigs elected. He left his post as Recorder in 1745. Talbot was returned again unopposed for Brecon at the

1747 British general election The 1747 British general election returned members to serve in the House of Commons of the 10th Parliament of Great Britain to be summoned, after the merger of the Parliament of England and the Parliament of Scotland in 1707. The election saw Henr ...

. His wife died in September 1747. In August 1748 he married Catherine Chetwynd, daughter of

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. After 1747, Talbot believed his seat at Brecon was no longer secure, and he suggested that the Duke of Newcastle should find him a seat elsewhere. He was proposed instead for

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where his successful return cost £2,000, half of which was met from the government's secret service funds. In December 1755 he was appointed junior Lord of Trade, and was again returned at the ensuing

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at Ilchester. Talbot died on 23 September 1756. His first marriage was childless, but by his second wife he had four sons: * John Chetwynd-Talbot, 1st Earl Talbot (1749–1793) *Capt. William Henry Talbot (died 1782) *Rev. George Talbot, married Anne Beauclerk, daughter of Col. Lord Henry Beauclerk, in 1794 *Lt-Col. Charles Talbot (died 1804)

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