Harold E. Talbott
| Harold E. Talbott | |
|---|---|
 |
|
| 3rd Secretary of the Air Force | |
|
In office February 4, 1953 – August 13, 1955 |
|
| President | Dwight D. Eisenhower |
| Preceded by | Thomas K. Finletter |
| Succeeded by | Donald A. Quarles |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
Harold Elstner Talbott, Jr. March 31, 1888 Dayton, Ohio, U.S. |
| Died | March 2, 1957 (aged 68) Palm Beach, Florida, U.S. |
Harold Elstner Talbott, Jr. (March 31, 1888 – March 2, 1957) was the third United States Secretary of the Air Force.
He was born in Dayton, Ohio, in March 1888 and died in 1957. He attended The Hill School in Pottstown, Pennsylvania, and spent two years at Yale University before returning to his father's construction company in 1911. He was a well-known polo player.
Talbott's father was a wealthy engineer who was involved in the construction of the Soo Locks on Lake Superior and had various railroad and paper milling interests. Talbott Sr. was the first mayor of Oakwood, Ohio. He was also involved in the recovery of Dayton from the 1913 flood. He served as the director of the City National Bank of Dayton.
His mother was active in the Dayton anti-suffrage league, which opposed giving women the right to vote. She was also involved in the Anti-Saloon League and was a patroness of the Dayton Westminster Choir.
His brother Nelson "Bud" Talbott was the coach for the Dayton Triangles professional football team, a predecessor to today's Indianapolis Colts.
His great-nephew Strobe Talbott was a deputy secretary of state in the Clinton administration.
In 1925 Talbott married Margaret Thayer (1898–1960), who was the daughter of Marian Longstreth Morris Thayer, a survivor of the RMS Titanic Disaster, and John Thayer II, a railroad executive who perished aboard the ship. Harold and Margaret's children included Margaret Noyes, Pauline Toland, John Thayer Talbott, and H.E. Talbott III. In 1960 his wife (Margaret Thayer) committed suicide by jumping from the 12th story of their Fifth Avenue apartment in New York City.
...
Wikipedia