F. M. Abbott
F. M. Abbott was a native of Pennsylvania who founded Abbott, Mississippi.[1][2] The Clarion-Ledger identified Abbott and as Radical Republican state senator elects in 1869.[3]
He settled in Mississippi after the American Civil War. He served in appointed county supervisor. His state senate seat was declared vacant because of prohibitions against holding two state offices.[4]
He was an officer in a railroad company.[5]
References[]
- ^ Biographical and Historical Memoirs of Mississippi: Volume II, Part II. Pelican Publishing. ISBN 9781455601196 – via Google Books.
- ^ "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". December 9, 1869. p. 2 – via newspapers.com.
- ^ 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.
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- Mississippi state senators
- American city founders
- Mississippi Republicans
- 19th-century American politicians
- County supervisors in Mississippi
- 19th-century American railroad executives