Reginald Thomas Talbot (1862 - 29 March 1935) was an

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in the first part of the 20th century. Talbot was educated at

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and

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. He was ordained in 1886 and was a

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Parish Church and then a

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in church history and doctrine in the

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s of

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and

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. He then held incumbencies in

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and

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. From 1906 to 1928 he was a

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and

Archdeacon of Swindon The Archdeacon of Malmesbury is a senior ecclesiastical officer within the English Diocese of Bristol. This officer holds responsibility for disciplinary supervision of the clergy within its four rural deaneries: Chippenham, Kingswood and South ...

. He was then

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''Dean Of Rochester. Archdeacon Talbot Appointed''

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Monday, Apr 16, 1928; pg. 16; Issue 44868; col C until his retirement in 1932.

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1862 births People educated at Clifton College Alumni of Exeter College, Oxford Archdeacons of Swindon Deans of Rochester 1935 deaths {{Canterbury-archdeacon-19C-stub