Reginald Talbot
Edward VII | |
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Premier | Sir Thomas Bent |
Preceded by | Sir George Clarke |
Succeeded by | Sir Thomas Gibson-Carmichael |
Personal details | |
Born | Major General | 11 July 1841
Commands | British Troops in Egypt (1899–02) 1st Regiment of Life Guards (1885–86) |
Battles/wars | Anglo-Zulu War Nile Expedition |
Awards | Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath |
Early life
Talbot was born in
Political and military career
From 1869 to 1874, Talbot represented
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
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]
Ancestry
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References
- ^ Melbourne University Press, 1990, p. 165.
- ^ "Army Commands" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 July 2015. Retrieved 23 August 2014.
- ^ "The Coronation Honours". The Times. No. 36804. London. 26 June 1902. p. 5.
- ^ "No. 27448". The London Gazette (Supplement). 26 July 1902. p. 4190.
- ^ "Latest intelligence - The Duke of Connaught in Egypt". The Times. No. 36945. London. 8 December 1902. p. 5.