Sir William Talbot, 1st Baronet
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Thomas Fitzmorris
Maurice Eustace (Speaker)
Ireland
William Talbot | |
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| Member of Parliament for County Kildare | |
| In office 1613–1615 | |
| Preceded by | William Sutton Thomas Fitzmorris |
| Succeeded by | Sir Nicholas Whyte Maurice Eustace (Speaker) |
| Personal details | |
| Died | 16 March 1634 Ireland |
| Spouse | Alison Netterville (married c. 1608) |
Sir William Talbot, 1st Baronet (died 1634), was an Irish lawyer and politician. He sat as MP for County Kildare in the Parliament of 1613–1615 and was in 1628 one of the negotiators of the Graces. However, he is probably mainly remembered as the father of Richard Talbot, 1st Earl of Tyrconnell.
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William was the son of Robert Talbot of Carton, County Kildare, and his wife Genet FitzGerald. His father was the third son of Thomas Talbot of Malahide, County Dublin.[4][5][b] His father's family was Old English. The judge Sir Thomas Talbot (died 1487) was William's great-great-grandfather.
His mother was a daughter of Thomas fitz Bartholomew Fitzgerald.
Early life
Talbot was educated in the law, and attained a leading position as a lawyer in Dublin. About 1603 he was appointed Recorder of Dublin, but, being a staunch Catholic, which was a bar to public office, he was soon afterwards removed from office for recusancy.
Marriage and children
In or before 1608 Talbot married Alison, daughter of John Netterville of Castleton, County Meath.
William and Alison had eight sons:[7]
- Robert (1608 – aft. 1670), his successor[8]
- John
- Garret (died before May 1671), married Margaret Gaydon and was father of William, the 3rd baronet[9]
- James
- Thomas, a Franciscan, chaplain to Queen Henrietta Maria[10]
- Peter (1618 – 1680),[11][12] became Catholic Archbishop of Dublin[13]
- Gilbert, a Confederate officer, married Dorothy Boyle, widow of Adam Loftus and sister of Roger Boyle, Earl of Orrery
- Richard (1630–1691),[14] became Earl of Tyrconnell and Lord Lieutenant of Ireland during the reign of James II, overhauling the Royal Irish Army that then fought in the Williamite War[15]
—and eight daughters:[7]
- Mary, married Sir John Dongan, 2nd Baronet, and had at least ten children, including Sir Walter Dongan, 3rd Baronet, William Dongan, 1st Earl of Limerick, and Thomas Dongan, 2nd Earl of Limerick[16]
- Bridget
- Margaret (died 1662), married Sir Henry Talbot of Templeogue[17]
- Frances, married James Cusack, son of Edward Cusack and grandson of Sir Thomas Cusack, Lord Chancellor of Ireland, and had three sons, Thomas, William and Nicholas[18]
- Elizabeth
- Jane
- Catherine
- Eleanor, married Sir Henry O'Neill, 1st Baronet, of Killelagh, and was the mother of Sir Neil O'Neill and of Rose O'Neill, a foster daughter and heir-at-law of Rose MacDonnell, Marchioness of Antrim [19]
