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]
F. M. Abbott | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Mississippi Senate from the Clay County district | |
| In office 1870–1874 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | c. 1843 Chautauqua County, New York, U.S. |
| Died | September 17, 1908 (aged 64–65) Selma, Alabama, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse | Gertrude E. Henry (m. 1870) |
| Children | 1 |
Biography
editAbbott was born near Chautauqua, New York circa 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. He died on September 17, 1908, in DuBose's Sanitarium in Selma.[5]
Personal life
editAbbott married Gertrude E. Henry in 1870.[4] They had one daughter, named Mabel H.[2]
References
edit- ^ Biographical and Historical Memoirs of Mississippi: Volume II, Part II. Pelican Publishing. ISBN 9781455601196 – via Google Books.
- ^ a b c d e f g "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.
- ^ "Clipped From The Clarion-Ledger". The Clarion-Ledger. December 9, 1869. p. 2 – via newspapers.com.
- ^ a b 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.
- ^ a b c "F. M. Abbott obituary". The Selma Times-Journal. 1908-09-17. p. 1. Retrieved 2023-09-04.
- ^ Senate, Mississippi Legislature (July 2, 1873). "Journal ..." – via Google Books.
- ^ "Poor's Directory of Railway Officials". Poor's Railroad Manual. July 2, 1893 – via Google Books.