F. M. Abbott

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F. M. Abbott
Member of the Mississippi Senate
from the Clay County district
In office
1870–1874
Personal details
Bornc. 1843
Chautauqua County, New York, U.S.
DiedSeptember 17, 1908(1908-09-17) (aged 64–65)
Selma, Alabama, U.S.
Political party Republican
SpouseGertrude E. Henry (m. 1870)
Children1

Francis Marion Abbott (c. 1843 - September 17, 1908) was an American railroad officer and politician who founded Abbott, Mississippi. [1] [2] The Clarion-Ledger identified Abbott and Finis H. Little as Radical Republican state senator elects in 1869. [3]

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Biography

Francis Marion Abbott was born near Chautauqua, New York, in about 1843, one of nine children of farmer and merchant Harry Abbott (born 1800) and his wife, Louisa Bostwick. [4] [5] In his childhood, Abbott moved to Warren, Pennsylvania, where he attended the Union School. [2] [5]

He settled in Aberdeen, Mississippi after the American Civil War, and moved to a plantation on Clay County a year later. [2] He served in appointed county supervisor. He served in the Mississippi State Senate from 1870 to 1874. [2] His state senate seat was declared vacant because of prohibitions against holding two state offices. [6] In 1878, he founded the town of Abbott, Mississippi, near his plantation. [2]

He was an officer in a railroad company, and was involved in the railroad's expansion to the Clay County area. [7] [2]

In 1900, Abbott moved to Selma, Alabama, where he was involved in the expansion of railroads there. [5] He died on September 17, 1908, in DuBose's Sanitarium in Selma. [5]

Personal life

Abbott married Gertrude E. Henry in 1870. [4] They had one daughter, named Mabel H. [2]

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References

  1. ↑ Biographical and Historical Memoirs of Mississippi: Volume II, Part II. Pelican Publishing. ISBN   9781455601196 – via Google Books.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Biographical and Historical Memoirs of Mississippi: Embracing an Authentic and Comprehensive Account of the Chief Events in the History of the State and a Record of the Lives of Many of the Most Worthy and Illustrious Families and Individuals". Goodspeed. July 2, 1891 – via Google Books.
  3. ↑ "Clipped From The Clarion-Ledger". The Clarion-Ledger. December 9, 1869. p. 2 – via newspapers.com.
  4. 1 2 Biographical and Historical Memoirs of Mississippi: Embracing an Authentic and Comprehensive Account of the Chief Events in the History of the State and a Record of the Lives of Many of the Most Worthy and Illustrious Families and Individuals. Goodspeed. 1891. pp. 277–278.
  5. 1 2 3 4 "F. M. Abbott obituary". The Selma Times-Journal. 1908-09-17. p. 1. Retrieved 2023-09-04.
  6. ↑ Senate, Mississippi Legislature (July 2, 1873). "Journal ..." – via Google Books.
  7. ↑ "Poor's Directory of Railway Officials". Poor's Railroad Manual. July 2, 1893 – via Google Books.
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