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{{Short description|British peer and politician (1765–1852)}}
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[[File:3rdLordDynevor.jpg|thumb|right|200px|George Talbot Rice, 3rd Baron Dynevor, Lord Dynevor.]]
'''George Talbot Rice, 3rd Baron Dynevor (Dinefwr)''' (8 October 1765 &ndash; 9 April 1852) was a British [[peerage|peer]] and [[politician]]. He was the son of [[Cecil de Cardonnel, 2nd Baroness Dynevor]] and [[George Rice (died 1779)|George Rice]] (or Rhys). He was educated at [[Westminster School]] and [[Matriculation|matriculated]] at [[Christ Church, Oxford]] on 1 February 1783, where he was awarded a [[Master of Arts (Oxford, Cambridge and Dublin)|Master of Arts]] degree on 30 May 1786. 
[[File:Newton House - geograph.org.uk - 538627.jpg|thumb|Newton House, Dynefwr]]
Talbot Rice was the [[Conservative Party (UK)|Tory]] [[Member of Parliament]] for [[Carmarthenshire (UK Parliament constituency)|Carmarthenshire]] from 1790 to 1793.  His father had previously been the Tory MP for Carmarthenshire between 1754 and 1779.

He inherited his title in 1793 on the death of his mother. The 3rd Baron's mother had adopted, by royal licence the name of de Cardonnel. In 1817 (again by royal licence) he resumed his paternal surname of Rice. His name is now often hyphenated as Talbot-Rice.

He died on 9 April 1852. On 20 October 1794 he had married Frances Townshend, third daughter of [[Thomas Townshend, 1st Viscount Sydney]] of St Leonards. They had 2 sons and 5 daughters and lived at [[Newton House, Llandeilo|Newton House]] in his Dynefwr estate near Llandeilo, Carmarthenshire. He was succeeded by his eldest son [[George Rice-Trevor, 4th Baron Dynevor|George]], who later adopted the surname of Rice-Trevor.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.historyofparliamentonline.org/volume/1790-1820/member/rice-hon-george-talbot-1765-1852|title=Hon. George Talbot Rice (1765–1852), of Newton House, Dynevor Castle, Carmarthenshire|website=History of Parliament Online|access-date=20 January 2022}}</ref>

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