Gustavus Arthur Talbot (24 December 1848 – 16 October 1920) was a British member of parliament and a

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politician. He was the member of parliament (MP) for

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from 1918 until his death in 1920. Talbot was born on 24 December 1848 at Withington, Gloucestershire, the son of the Reverend George Chetwynd-Talbot and he was educated at

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. He became a member of the Legislative Council of Ceylon. Talbot was a justice of the peace and between 1914 and 1920 he was mayor of Hemel Hempstead. He married Susan Frances Talbot, the daughter of Robert Elwes. On 14 December 1918 he was elected as member of parliament for the new constituency of

as a

. He died in office on 16 October 1920 at his home Marchmont House in Hemel Hempstead.

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