Sir Charles Talbot, 2nd Baronet (8 November 1751 – 3 November 1812) was a British politician. A member of a junior branch of the Talbot family headed by the

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, Talbot was the son of Sir Charles Henry Talbot, 1st Baronet, son of

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Sherrington Talbot, son of William Talbot,

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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 ...

was his uncle and

William Talbot, 1st Earl Talbot William Talbot, Earl Talbot, PC (16 May 1710 – 27 April 1782), known as the Lord Talbot from 1737 to 1761, was a British politician. Talbot was a notable figure among opposition Whig politicians during the reign of King George II before later ...

, his cousin. He sat as

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for

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from 1800 to 1802, for

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from 1803 to 1806 and for

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in 1812. Talbot never married. He died in November 1812, aged 60, and was succeeded in the title by his younger brother, George.

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Charles Charles is a masculine given name predominantly found in English language, English and French language, French speaking countries. It is from the French form ''Charles'' of the Proto-Germanic, Proto-Germanic name (in runic alphabet) or ''*k ...

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