Person Talbot; Sir; Gilbert (c 1606 - 1695); diplomat Talbot Gilbert Sir diplomat Talbott c 1606 - 1695 British Male Worcester, England, Europe c 1606 1606 Lacock Abbey, Lacock, Wiltshire, England, Europe 1695 1695 Burial: Salwarpe, Worcestershire, England, Europe (23 July 1695)

Lacock Abbey, Lacock, Wiltshire; Whitehall

Diplomat Education: Christ Church, Oxford; BA (1626); Lincoln College, Oxford; MA (1628) Career: Fellow of All Souls College, Oxford (1629); Secretary of Embassy at Venice (1634-1637), Resident (1637-1644), Envoy (1645); Gentleman Usher of the Privy Chamber (1656-1660); Master of the Jewel Office (1660-1690); Envoy Extraordinary to Denmark (1664-1666) ; MP for Plymouth (1666-1678); Commissioner for Assessment for Middlesex and Westminster (1673-1680), Plymouth (1677-1679); Deputy-Lieutenant of Wiltshire (1688-1689) Honours: Kt 1645 Parents: Sherington Talbot and Elizabeth Leighton Additional relatives: uncle of Sir John Talbot (FRS 1663) Talbot's life and career was impacted by the English Civil Wars. During the First Civil War, he was unsuccessful in securing financial support from the Republic of Venice for Charles I. During the Second Civil War, he was arrested for conspiracy in 1650 and joined Charles II in exile after his release. He was a Stuart loyalist and upon refusing to swear allegiance to Mary II and William III after the Glorious Revolution, lost his diplomatic and courtier positions. Royal Society roles: On first Council after Charter (1663); 1668-1669 Committee and panels: Mechanical Committee (1664) Contributed reports of experiments with 'sympathetic' cures (1661); Experiments with a 'Swedish stone' with sulphur, vitriol, and aluminium (1666); Asked to assist in translation of Italian book about dye (1662); Sent the Mace to the Royal Society (1663) Ejected for non-payment of subscriptions 22 July 1685 Original Fellow 22/04/1663 22 July 1685 Sources: Bulloch's Roll; Foster; Le Neve; Henning Notes: The election date is Talbot's re-election date into the Society after the grant of the second charter in April 1663. All Fellows admitted in a two-month window after this charter, until 22 June 1663, are considered Original Fellows. He was previously admitted into the Society on 22 May 1661. International Standard Archival Authority Record for Corporate Bodies, Persons and Families - ISAAR(CPF) - Ottawa 1996 ISBN 0-9696035-3-3 National Council on Archives, Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997 https://pictures.royalsociety.org/results?mi_search_type=adv&mi_adv_search=yes&adv_person_id=AUTH8285 c 1607 - before 23 July 1695 The past Fellows entries are under continuous revision. If you have queries or additional information to contribute, please contact Library@royalsociety.org. Content in external sources is not controlled by the Royal Society and historical sources may include content that is now unacceptable. Reviewed on 05/01/2022 as part of Name Authority Project update. NA6229 21/11/2001 Andyg Martind 14/01/2026 RS_NET\VidaM Yes f4984ce2-35f5-42cd-aeef-f6a413567d24