Sir William Talbot, 3rd Baronet

Sir William Talbot, 3rd Baronet PC (Ire) (c. 1643 – 1691) was the last of the Talbot baronets of Carton: his title was forfeited on account of his loyalty to King James II of England. He was an Irish politician and judge, who served briefly as Master of the Rolls in Ireland.

Family tree
William Talbot with wife, parents, and other selected relatives.[lower-alpha 1]
William
1st Baronet
Talbot
d. 1634		Alison
Netterville
Robert
2nd Baronet
1608 – aft. 1670		Grace
Calvert		GarretMargaret
Gaydon		Richard
1st Earl
Tyrconnell
c. 1630 – 1691
Richard
Talbot
d. 1703
Malahide		Frances
d. 1718		William
3rd Baronet
c. 1643 – 1691		Anne
Nugent
d. 1710
Richard
d.v.p.*		Robert
d.v.p.*		John
d.v.p.*		Frances
Wogan
Richard
d. 1788		Margaret
1st Baroness
Malahide
d. 1834
Legend
XXXSubject of
the article		XXXTalbot baronets
of Carton		XXXEarls of
Tyrconnell		XXXBarons Talbot
of Malahide
*d.v.p. = predeceased his father (decessit vita patris)

Birth and origins

William was born about 1643, the only son of Garret Talbot and his wife Margaret Gaydon.[4] His father was the third of eight brothers, of whom the most eminent were Richard Talbot, 1st Earl of Tyrconnell, and Peter Talbot, Archbishop of Dublin. All three brothers served the Stuart dynasty with notable loyalty during the English Civil War and the Interregnum, and William shared his family's loyalty to the Stuarts.

Early life

Talbot was called to the Bar, succeeded to his father's title in 1670, and for a time acted as Secretary to the Province of Maryland,[5] presumably at the request of his maternal uncle, Cecilius Calvert, 2nd Baron Baltimore, who was Proprietor of Maryland.

The Talbot family was devoutly Roman Catholic; William's uncle Archbishop Talbot died in prison in 1680, a victim of the fabricated Popish Plot.[6] Perhaps inspired by his uncle's example, Sir William in 1682 made a public plea for religious toleration of Catholics. He became a Commissioner of the Revenue in 1682, a member of the Privy Council of Ireland in 1687 and Master of the Rolls in 1689.[7]

Marriage

He married in 1683 Lady Anne Nugent, widow of Lucas Dillon, 6th Viscount Dillon, and daughter of Richard Nugent, 2nd Earl of Westmeath and Mary Nugent;[8][9] she died in 1710.[10] They had no children.

Later life
Coat of Arms of William Talbot

His open Catholic beliefs, combined with the influence of his uncle Lord Tyrconnell who, as Lord Deputy of Ireland, became for a short time almost all-powerful in Ireland, gained him preferment, especially during the reign of the ardently Catholic King James II. Like all the judges promoted by James II, his knowledge of the law and the size of his practice were the subject of harsh criticism by his enemies.

He sat in the Patriot Parliament of 1689 as member for Meath.[11]

After the downfall of James II, Talbot was attainted and his lands and title were subsequently forfeited under the Williamite Settlement.

He died either in Ireland, at Galway, in May 1691,[12] or on the continent, in France or in Spain, on 26 December 1724.[13]

Notes and references

Notes
  1. This family tree is based on the genealogy of the earl of Tyrconnell,[1] the barons Talbots of Malahide,[2] and the baronets Talbot of Carton.[3] Also see the lists of children in the text.

Citations
  1. Burke 1883, p. 529.
  2. Burke & Burke 1915, p. 1933–1935.
  3. Cokayne 1900, p. 247–248.
  4. Mosley, ed. Burke's Peerage 107th Edition Delaware 2003 Vol. 3 p.3854
  5. Ball 1926, p. 365, line 9. "... acted as secretary of the colony of Maryland 1670—1;"
  6. Kenyon 1972, p. 204. "He [the king] declined even to release Peter Talbot, Archbishop of Dublin, who had been imprisoned without trial since October 1678, and died, still in Dublin Castle, in November 1681."
  7. Ball 1926, p. 365, line 15. "... was designated as a commissioner of the revenue in Ireland 1685; became a member of the privy council 1687; was appointed master of the rolls 1689;"
  8. Lodge 1789, p. 191, line 1. "... and to his second wife, about the latter end of the year 1681, the Lady Anne Nugent, eldest daughter of Richard, earl of Westmeath ..."
  9. Ball 1926, p. 365, line 12. "married the Honourable Anne Nugent, daughter of Richard, Earl of Westmeath, and widow of Lucas, Viscount Dillon of Costello, later in that year [1683];"
  10. Burke's Peerage p.3854
  11. O'Hart 1892, p. 774. "County Meath – Sir William Talbot, and Sir Patk, Barnwall, Barts."
  12. Burke's Peerage p.3854
  13. Cokayne 1900, p. 248. "He appears to have resided in France, or Spain. He d. 26 Dec. 1724, in his 82d year, when the Baronetcy is presumed to have been extinct."

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