Talcott is both a surname and a given name. Notable people with the name include:
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Allen Butler Talcott
Allen Butler Talcott (April 8, 1867 – June 1, 1908) was an American landscape painter. After studying art in Paris for three years at Académie Julian, he returned to the United States, becoming one of the first members of the Old Lyme ...
(1867–1908), American landscape painter
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Andrew Talcott
Andrew Talcott (1797–1883) was an American civil engineer and close friend of Civil War General Robert E. Lee. He did not serve during the Civil War, as he could not fight against the Union, nor fight against his brothers in the South. He trav ...
(1797–1883), American civil engineer
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Burt Talcott
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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(1920-2016), American politician and lawyer
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Enoch B. Talcott
Enoch B. Talcott (April 30, 1811 in Herkimer (village), New York, Herkimer, Herkimer County, New York – June 21, 1868 in Utica, New York, Utica, Oneida County, New York) was an American lawyer and politician from New York.
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He was the s ...
(1811–1868), New York politician
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George Talcott
Brevet Brigadier General George Talcott (December 6, 1786 – April 25, 1862) was a career officer in the United States Army and served as the 3rd Chief of Ordnance of the U.S. Army.
Biography
Talcott was born in Glastonbury, Connecticut on De ...
(1786–1862), American soldier
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James Talcott
James Talcott (1835–1916) was an American factor, based in New York City, New York.''James Talcott and Factoring'', Ralph M. Hower, ''Bulletin of the Business Historical Society'', Vol. 11, No. 2 (April 1937), pp. 21–23 He established James ...
(1835–1916), American factor
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Joseph Talcott
Joseph Talcott (November 16, 1669 – October 11, 1741) was the 26th governor of the Connecticut Colony from 1724 until his death in 1741.
Biography
Talcott was born in Hartford, Connecticut, the son of Lieutenant-Colonel John and Helena Wakeman ...
, Governor of Connecticut (1724–41)
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Lucy Talcott
Lucy Talcott (April 10, 1899 – April 6, 1970) was an American archaeologist who worked on the excavations at the Ancient Agora of Athens for over twenty years. An expert on ancient Greek painted pottery, she coauthored the definitive study of Arc ...
(1899–1970), American archaeologist
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Samuel A. Talcott
Samuel Austin Talcott (December 31, 1789 Hartford, Connecticut – March 19, 1836 New York City) was an American lawyer and politician.
Life
He was the son of Samuel Talcott (1740-1798, grandson of Joseph Talcott, List of colonial governors of C ...
(1789–1836), Attorney General of New York
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Thad M. Talcott (1875–1957), American politician and lawyer
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Talcott Parsons
Talcott Parsons (December 13, 1902 – May 8, 1979) was an American sociologist of the classical tradition, best known for his social action theory and structural functionalism. Parsons is considered one of the most influential figures in sociol ...
, American sociologist
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Talcott Williams Seelye
Talcott Williams Seelye (March 6, 1922 – June 8, 2006) was a United States Foreign Service Officer, Ambassadors from the United States, United States Ambassador, author, and commentator.
Early life
Seelye was born in Beirut, Lebanon, the so ...
(1922–2006), American diplomat and writer
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Talcott, West Virginia
Talcott (also Rolinsburgh or Rollinsburg) is an unincorporated community in Summers County, West Virginia, United States.
It lies along West Virginia Route 3 and the Greenbrier River to the east of the city of Hinton, the county seat of Summe ...
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