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Sir William Talbot, 1st Baronet (died 1634), was an Irish lawyer and politician. He sat as MP for
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in the Parliament of 1613–1615 and was in 1628 one of the negotiators of the Graces. However, he is probably mainly remembered as the father of
Richard Talbot, 1st Earl of Tyrconnell Richard Talbot, 1st Earl of Tyrconnell, ( – 14 August 1691) was an Irish politician, courtier and soldier. Talbot's early career was spent as a cavalryman in the Irish Confederate Wars. Following a period on the Continent, he joined the court ...
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Birth and origins

William was the son of Robert Talbot of
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, County Kildare, and his wife Genet FitzGerald. His father was the third son of Thomas Talbot of
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, County Dublin. His father's family was
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. The judge Sir Thomas Talbot (died 1487) was William's great-great-grandfather. His mother was a daughter of Thomas fitz Bartholomew Fitzgerald.


Early life

Talbot was educated in the law, and attained a leading position as a lawyer in Dublin. About 1603 he was appointed
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, but, being a staunch Catholic, which was a bar to public office, he was soon afterwards removed from office for
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Marriage and children

In or before 1608 Talbot married Alison, daughter of John Netterville of Castleton,
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. William and Alison had eight sons: #
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(1608 – aft. 1670), his successor # John # Garret (died before May 1671), married Margaret Gaydon and was father of William, the 3rd baronet # James # Thomas, a
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, chaplain to
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(1618 – 1680), became Catholic
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# Gilbert, a
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officer, married Dorothy Boyle, widow of Adam Loftus and sister of Roger Boyle, Earl of Orrery #
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(1630–1691), became
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and
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during the reign of James II, overhauling the
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that then fought in the
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—and eight daughters: # Mary, married Sir John Dongan, 2nd Baronet, and had at least ten children, including Sir Walter Dongan, 3rd Baronet, William Dongan, 1st Earl of Limerick, and
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# Bridget # Margaret (died 1662), married Sir Henry Talbot of Templeogue # Frances, married James Cusack, son of Edward Cusack and grandson of Sir Thomas Cusack,
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, and had three sons, Thomas, William and
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# Elizabeth # Jane # Catherine # Eleanor, married Sir Henry O'Neill, 1st Baronet, of Killelagh, and was the mother of Sir Neil O'Neill and of Rose O'Neill, a foster daughter and heir-at-law of Rose MacDonnell, Marchioness of Antrim


Later life


Parliament of 1613–1615

On 13 April 1613 Talbot was elected to the Irish Parliament 1613–1615 as MP for
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, and became the unofficial legal adviser to the Roman Catholic party in the
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(they were a minority in the House, but a large one). Thomas Ryves, a close ally of the new Speaker, complained to the Westminster government that Talbot had abetted the return to Parliament of two schismatics. During the stormy scenes which marked the election of the speaker in the
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, culminating with one of the rival speakers (a fat man) sitting on the other, Talbot urged that the House should first purge itself of members elected by illegal means. On 30 May 1613 Talbot was appointed by the House as one of the deputies to represent to
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the corrupt practices employed in the elections to secure a
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majority, and the arbitrary treatment of the
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Catholics. He crossed to England in July, and was examined by the Privy Council on his conduct in the Irish House of Commons. During the discussion of this question, Archbishop George Abbot demanded Talbot's opinion on a book (probably the ''Defensio fidei Catholicae adversus Anglicanae sectae errores'') in which (he said)
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openly maintained the right of Catholics to kill a heretical king. Talbot hesitated, but acknowledged
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as the lawful king. The council was not satisfied with his answers, and on 17 July Talbot was committed to the
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. On 13 November the
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sentenced him to a fine of £10,000. On 5 July 1614 Talbot was released and allowed to return to Ireland, and the fine was probably remitted. James I, on releasing him, disclaimed any intention of forcing the Irish Catholics to change their religion. From this time on Talbot became a supporter of the government, but took little part in politics.


Baronet

On 4 February 1623 Talbot was created a baronet and thus became Sir William. Subsequently, he received various grants of land.


The Graces

In 1628 Talbot travelled to England to see the new king
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as one of the 11 agents sent by the Irish to negotiate the Graces.


Death

Talbot died on 16 March 1634 and was buried in
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Cemetery outside
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. He was succeeded by his eldest son Robert as the 2nd baronet.


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Year of birth missing Burials in Laraghbryan Cemetery