Amos Abbott
American politician
Amos Abbott (September 10, 1786, Andover, Massachusetts – November 2, 1868, Andover, Massachusetts) was a United States Congressman from Massachusetts.2
From Wikipedia’s article on Amos Abbott (this version), CC BY-SA 4.0.
Born Sep 10, 1786, died Nov 2, 1868.1
About
Son of Jeduthan Abbott (1749–1810) and Hannah Poor (1754–1823), he was born in Andover, Massachusetts. He Married Ester Mackey West (1793-1850) on December 6, 1812. They had two children Alfred Amos Abbott, and Elizabeth Amos Abbott.
He was educated locally and attended Bradford Academy. He worked as a merchant, a highway surveyor, a market clerk, town clerk, town treasurer, a member of the school committee, a business executive. In 1833, he was one of the founders of the Boston & Portland railway, which later changed its name to the Boston & Maine Railroad, and served as its director from 1834 to 1841. He was a member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives from 1835 to 1837 and in 1843. He was a member of the Massachusetts Senate from 1840 to 1842.
Abbott was elected as a Whig to the United States Congress, serving from March 4, 1843, to March 3, 1849.
Following his term in Congress, he returned to his earlier mercantile activities and served as the postmaster in Andover, where he died, aged 82.
From Wikipedia’s article on Amos Abbott, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.2
Companies
- Boston and Maine RailroadFounder10
Career
Occupation: politician.5
- 1844 to 1849United States representative4
- 1843 to 1849United States representative4
- Since 1842Member of the State Senate of Massachusetts4
- 1840 to 1842Member of the State Senate of Massachusetts4
- 1835 to 1836Member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives4
- Date not recordedFounder, Boston and Maine Railroad3
Personal life
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