F. M. Abbott

Francis Marion Abbott (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
Born1843 (1843)
Chautauqua County, New York, U.S.
DiedSeptember 17, 1908(1908-09-17) (aged 64–65)
Selma, Alabama, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
SpouseGertrude E. Henry (m. 1870)
Children1

Biography

Francis Marion Abbott was born near Chautauqua, New York, in 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]

References
  1. Biographical and Historical Memoirs of Mississippi: Volume II, Part II. Pelican Publishing. ISBN 9781455601196 – via Google Books.
  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. July 2, 1891 – via Google Books.
  3. "Clipped From The Clarion-Ledger". The Clarion-Ledger. December 9, 1869. p. 2 – via newspapers.com.
  4. 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. "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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