Henry Chetwynd-Talbot, 18th Earl of Shrewsbury
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Admiral The Right Honourable The Earl of Shrewsbury CB, PC |
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Henry John Chetwynd, 18th Earl of Shrewsbury (George Frederic Watts), ca. 1865
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| Captain of the Honourable Corps of Gentlemen-at-Arms | |
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In office 26 February 1858 – 11 June 1859 |
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| Monarch | Victoria |
| Prime Minister | The Earl of Derby |
| Preceded by | The Lord Foley |
| Succeeded by | The Lord Foley |
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| Born | 8 November 1803 |
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4 June 1868 (aged 64) Lacock |
| Nationality | British |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Spouse(s) | Lady Sarah Beresford (1807–1884) |
Admiral Henry John Chetwynd-Talbot, 18th Earl of Shrewsbury, 3rd Earl Talbot, 18th Earl of Waterford, CB, PC (8 November 1803 – 4 June 1868), styled Viscount Ingestre between 1826 and 1849 and known as The Earl Talbot between 1849 and 1858, was a British naval commander and Conservative politician.
Shrewsbury was the second but eldest surviving son of Charles Chetwynd-Talbot, 2nd Earl Talbot, by his marriage to Frances Thomasine, a daughter of Charles Lambart. He was styled Viscount Ingestre from the death of his elder brother in 1826 and succeeded his father as 3rd Earl Talbot in 1849. In 1860, following a long and expensive legal case in the House of Lords, and against the claims of three other men, he succeeded to the titles and estates (including Alton Towers) of a distant cousin and became 18th Earl of Shrewsbury and 18th Earl of Waterford.
Talbot (as he then was) entered the Royal Navy in 1817. He commanded HMS Philomel at the Battle of Navarino, and was picked by Vice-Admiral Codrington to bring home the despatches announcing the victory. He was soon after promoted to captain. On 9 March 1831, he was appointed a lieutenant in the Staffordshire Yeomanry, which he gave up in 1833. On 2 June 1832, was appointed lieutenant-colonel of the Staffordshire Militia, which he resigned in early 1846.
He was promoted a Rear-Admiral in 1854 and a Vice-Admiral and Admiral in 1865.
As Viscount Ingestre, while serving in the House of Commons, he was a leading supporter of the charlatan naval inventor Samuel Alfred Warner.
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