Background
Talcott, Burt L. was born on February 22, 1920 in Billings, Montana, United States. Son of Burt Breckenbridge and Hester Virginia Lacklen Talcott.
United States Representative from California
Talcott, Burt L. was born on February 22, 1920 in Billings, Montana, United States. Son of Burt Breckenbridge and Hester Virginia Lacklen Talcott.
Stanford University.
Born in Billings, Montana, Talcott received his degree from Stanford University in 1942, after which he enlisted in the United States Army Air Corps where he became a bomber pilot. On a mission in a B-24 over Austria, Talcott was shot down and captured, spending 14 months in a German Prisoner-of-war camp. After holding various county offices, Talcott was elected to the 88th United States Congress as a Republican and served an additional seven terms (January 3, 1963 – January 3, 1977) before losing his seat in 1976 to Leon Panetta.
Since then Talcott has worked on a variety of private and public legislative work.
Member of Stanford University Alumni Association (founding member), American Ex-Prisoners War, National Eagle Scout Association (Irving, Texas), Caterpillar Club (London), Capitol Hill Club (Washington), Commonwealth Club (San Francisco), Sigma Chi (Significant award 1977).
Married Leona Gladys Taylor, 1942. 1 child Ronald Taylor.