Reginald Talbot
Sir Reginald Talbot | |
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| File:Sir Reginald Arthur James Talbot.jpg Portrait by Archibald Stuart-Wortley | |
| 11th Governor of Victoria | |
| In office 25 April 1904 – 6 July 1908 | |
| Monarch | Edward VII |
| Premier | Sir Thomas Bent |
| Preceded by | Sir George Clarke |
| Succeeded by | Sir Thomas Gibson-Carmichael |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 11 July 1841 London, England |
| Died | 15 January 1929 (aged 87) London, England |
| Spouse | Margaret Jane Stuart-Wortley |
| Occupation | Soldier |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | United Kingdom |
| Branch/service | British Army |
| Years of service | 1859–1903 |
| Rank | Major General |
| Commands | British Troops in Egypt (1899–1902) 1st Regiment of Life Guards (1885–1886) |
| Battles/wars | Anglo-Zulu War Nile Expedition |
| Awards | Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath |
Major General Sir Reginald Arthur James Talbot, KCB (11 July 1841 – 15 January 1929) was a British Army officer, Member of Parliament, and Governor of Victoria in Australia.
Early life
[edit | edit source]Talbot was born in London, the third son of Henry, Viscount Ingestre (later 3rd Earl Talbot and then 18th Earl of Shrewsbury) and Lady Sarah Elizabeth, née Beresford, daughter of the 2nd Marquess of Waterford. After attending Harrow School, he joined the British Army and became a sub-lieutenant in the 1st Regiment of Life Guards in 1859.[1]
Political and military career
[edit | edit source]From 1869 to 1874, Talbot represented Stafford in the British House of Commons for the Conservative Party. On 8 May 1877, he married Margaret Jane Stuart-Wortley, granddaughter of the 1st Baron Wharncliffe.[1]
He returned to active service in the army, fighting in the Anglo-Zulu War, Egypt and taking part in the unsuccessful Nile Expedition to relieve General Charles George Gordon in Khartoum.[1] Talbot was appointed a Companion of the Order of the Bath in 1885. He became General Officer Commanding the British Troops in Egypt in 1899, serving as such until 1903.[2]
He was promoted to Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath in the 1902 Coronation Honours list,[3][4] and invested in person by the Duke of Connaught on 7 December 1902, when the Prince visited Egypt en route to India.[5]
Governor of Victoria
[edit | edit source]He was sworn in as Governor of Victoria on 25 April 1904. His tenure was marked by Talbot's determination to achieve visible improvement, and his reports to Britain favourably compared Victoria's economic and educational statistics to those of 1903.[1]
Talbot died in London on 15 January 1929.[1]
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References
[edit | edit source]- ^ a b c d e L. R. Gardiner, 'Talbot, Sir Reginald Arthur James (1841–1929)', Australian Dictionary of Biography, Volume 12, Melbourne University Press, 1990, p. 165.
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- 1841 births
- 1929 deaths
- Military personnel from London
- People educated at Harrow School
- 1st Regiment of Life Guards officers
- 3rd Dragoon Guards officers
- British Army major generals
- British Life Guards officers
- British Army personnel of the Anglo-Zulu War
- British Army personnel of the Anglo-Egyptian War
- British Army personnel of the Mahdist War
- Conservative Party (UK) MPs for English constituencies
- Governors of Victoria (Australia)
- Knights Commander of the Order of the Bath
- UK MPs 1868–1874
- Younger sons of earls
- Talbot family
- Members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for Stafford
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