Burt Talcott

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Burt L. Talcott
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Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from California
In office
January 3, 1963 – January 3, 1977
Preceded byNew district (redistricting)
Succeeded byLeon Panetta
Constituency12th district (1963–75)
16th district (1975–77)
Personal details
BornBurt Lacklen Talcott
(1920-02-22)February 22, 1920
Billings, Montana, U.S.
DiedJuly 29, 2016(2016-07-29) (aged 96)
Tacoma, Washington, U.S.
PartyRepublican
SpouseLee Taylor (m. 1942–2010; her death)
Alma materStanford University
Occupationlawyer
Military service
Branch/serviceUnited States Army Air Corps
Years of service1942–1945
AwardsAir Medal, Purple Heart

Burt Lacklen Talcott (February 22, 1920 – July 29, 2016) was an American World War II veteran and politician who served seven terms as a member of the United States Congress from the State of California from 1963 to 1977.

Military career

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Born in Billings, Montana,[1] 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[2] over Austria, Talcott was shot down and captured, spending 14 months in a German Prisoner-of-war camp. Upon his discharge from the military in 1945 he received the Air Medal and Purple Heart with clusters.[3]

Political career

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Talcott served on the Monterey County, California Board of Supervisors and was president of the county board. 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 in a close race, as Panetta prevailed with 53% of the vote.[4][5][6][7] Talcott voted in favor of the Civil Rights Acts of 1964,[8] and the Voting Rights Act of 1965.[9] He voted for the initial House Resolution of the Civil Rights Act of 1968 but voted against the final Senate amendments to the Act.[10][11]

Following his loss, Talcott engaged in a variety of private and public legislative work.[12]

Personal life

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He resided in Tacoma, Washington, with his son and daughter-in-law, Ron & "Gigi" Talcott. He always made time for his faith and his family. He was elected to serve on the Charter Review Commission Dist. 7 Pos. 3 of Pierce County.[3] His wife, Lee Taylor, whom he married in 1942, died in 2010.[13] He died in Tacoma on July 29, 2016, at the age of 96. Both Lee and Burt played active roles in the raising of their two grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. He could be found supporting his alma mater, Stanford, and making milkshake bets with his great-grandson over the outcome of their football games. The year he passed, he took a 10-hour road trip to Idaho, just to watch his 3rd eldest great-granddaughter graduate from high school.[14]

See also

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  5. ^ Opinion column, Democrats See Potential Gains, by Matt Pinkus, Congressional Quarterly, published in Eugene Register-Guard, August 23, 1976
  6. ^ Newspaper article, Democrats in Congress Keep Old Seats, Take 1 From GOP Archived 2013-01-25 at the Wayback Machine, Los Angeles Times, November 4, 1976
  7. ^ Newspaper article, State Democrats Gain By One Seat In Congress, by Associated Press, published in Modesto Bee, November 4, 1976
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