About Charles Talbot
Lived 1801 – 1876 (aged 74). Charles Talbot was a British naval officer.
Admiral Sir Charles Talbot KCB (1 November 1801 – 8 August 1876) was a Royal Navy officer who went on to be Commander-in-Chief, The Nore.
Naval career Talbot was the second son of the Rev. Charles Talbot, and Lady Elizabeth Somerset, daughter of Henry Somerset, 5th Duke of Beaufort. He joined the Royal Navy as a cadet in 1815. Promoted to captain in 1830, he commanded HMS Warspite, HMS Vestal, HMS Maeander and then HMS Algiers.
He was appointed a Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath (KCB) in 1862.
Family In 1838 he married Hon. Charlotte Georgiana Ponsonby; they had three sons and four daughters.
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Who was Charles Talbot?
British Royal Navy admiral (1801-1876)
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Charles Talbot was born on 1 November 1801.
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Charles Talbot died on 8 August 1876.
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Charles Talbot was a naval officer.
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