Joseph Abbott (Texas politician)

Joseph "Jo" Abbott (January 15, 1840 – February 11, 1908) was a member of the Confederate States Army and a member of the United States House of Representatives from Texas.

Joseph Abbott
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Texas's 6th district
In office
March 4, 1887 – March 3, 1897
Preceded byOlin Wellborn
Succeeded byRobert E. Burke
Member of the Texas House of Representatives
In office
1870–1871
Personal details
Born(1840-01-15)January 15, 1840
Morgan County, Alabama, US
DiedFebruary 11, 1908(1908-02-11) (aged 68)
Hillsboro, Texas, US
Occupation
  • Lawyer
  • judge
  • politician
Military career
Allegiance Confederate States
Service/branch Confederate States Army
Rank First lieutenant
Unit 12th Regiment, Texas Cavalry
Battles/warsAmerican Civil War

Biography

Abbott was born January 15, 1840, in Morgan County, Alabama, near Decatur and attended the public schools. He moved with his parents to Freestone County, Texas, in 1853.[1]

During the American Civil War, he served as a first lieutenant in the Twelfth Regiment of the Texas Cavalry.[2] The war over, he resumed his law studies, and being licensed in October, 1866, began his legal practice in Springfield, Limestone County, Texas.[1] He later moved to Hillsboro, Texas, where he continued his legal career.

He was a member of the Texas House of Representatives in 1870 and 1871.[2] He was appointed a district judge in the Twenty-Eighth judicial district by Governor Oran M. Roberts. In 1880, he was elected for a full four-year term for that position. In 1886, he was elected as a Democrat to the United States House of Representatives, and served in that capacity through the end of Fifty-Fourth Congress in 1897.[3] Upon leaving Congress, he resumed his legal career in Hillsboro, Texas, where he died on February 11, 1908.[2]

References
  1. Johnson, Rossiter, ed. (1906). "Abbott, Jo". The Biographical Dictionary of America. Vol. 1. Boston: American Biographical Society. p. 27. Retrieved October 20, 2020. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  2. Who Was Who in American History – the Military. Chicago: Marquis Who's Who. 1975. p. 1. ISBN 0837932017. LCCN 75029616. OCLC 2143230. OL 5204417M.
  3. Leonard, John William; Marquis, Albert Nelson, eds. (1908). Who's who in America. Vol. 5. Chicago: Marquis Who's Who, Inc. p. 5.


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