Background
Wilson, Fred Talbott was born on October 2, 1912 in Houston, Texas, United States. Son of Fred Taylor and Irene (Davis) Wilson.
Wilson, Fred Talbott was born on October 2, 1912 in Houston, Texas, United States. Son of Fred Taylor and Irene (Davis) Wilson.
Student, Vanderbilt University Bachelor of Arts, Rice Institute, 1935; Bachelor of Science, Rice Institute, 1936.
Designer draftsman, Junior partner of Claude Hooton, 1934-1937, New York City, 1935-1936;
designer draftsman, New York City, 1935-1936;
formed architectural firm, Wilson & Morris (became Wilson, Morris, Crain & Anderson, 1958, Wilson, Crain, Anderson, 1972-1974, Wilson/Crain/Anderson/Reynolds, 1974-1979,W/C/A Inc., Houston, 1938;
formed architectural firm, Talbott Wilson Associations, Inc., Patrick & Wilson Association, 1986-1987. Member national architectural advisory board General Services Administration, 1971-1973. Regional chairman International Design Conference, Aspen, Colorado, 1964-1968.
Chairman Houston Committee Foreign Relations, 1961-1962, secretary-rapporteur, 1968-1987.
Board of directors Brazos Presbyterian Homes., 1966-1970, president, 1970, adviser, 1971-1985. Board dirs American Cancer Society. Crusade chairman Harris County unit, 1969, Chairman of the Board, 1973-1974.
Board directors National Committee on United States China Relations, 1968-1972, Rice Center For Community Design and Research, 1972-1975, Center for Retarded Foundation, 1985-1987. Board of Governors Rice U., 1970-1987. Served as lieutenant colonel Artillery Army of the United States, 1941-1946.
(Fellow) The American Institute of Architects (president Houston chapter 1951), International Institute Arts and Letters. Member Texas Society Architects (director 1954), Friends of Fondren Library (past president), Houston Chamber of Commerce C. (Chairman of Commission on community improvement 1964), Houston Museum Fine Arts, Houston Contemporary Arts Museum, Asia Society Houston (director), Houston Taipei Society (president 1980), Rice U. Associates, United Nations Association, Alumni Association of Rice University (president 1968-1969), Delta KappaEpsilon.
Married Irene Lee, November 27, 1945 (divorced August 1979). Children: Elizabeth Valentine (deceased 1980), Michael Talbott.