John Talbot of Grafton

A portrait of John Talbot of Grafton said to be by Cornelius Johnson

Sir John Talbot of Grafton, Worcestershire (1545 – 28 January 1611[1]) was a prominent recusant English Catholic layman of the reigns of Elizabeth I of England and James I of England. He was connected by marriage to one of the Gunpowder Plot conspirators, and by acquaintance or family ties to other important Catholic figures. He fell often under suspicion from the English government.

  1. ^ "TALBOT, John (1545-611), of Grafton, Worcs". The History of Parliament. Retrieved 25 April 2013.