Amos Abbott
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Amos Abbott was a United States Congressman from Massachusetts
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Son of Jeduthan Abbott (1749–1810) and Hannah Poor (1754–1823), he was born in Andover, Essex, MA, USA
He Married Ester West (1796-?) on Dec.6,1812. They had two children Alfred Amos Abbott, and Elizabeth Amos Abbott.
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.
Massachusetts
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. It is bordered by Rhode Island and Connecticut to the south, New York to the west, and Vermont and New Hampshire to the north; at its east lies the Atlantic Ocean. As of the 2010...
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Son of Jeduthan Abbott (1749–1810) and Hannah Poor (1754–1823), he was born in Andover, Essex, MA, USA
He Married Ester West (1796-?) on Dec.6,1812. They had two children Alfred Amos Abbott, and Elizabeth Amos Abbott.
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
Massachusetts House of Representatives
The Massachusetts House of Representatives is the lower house of the Massachusetts General Court, the state legislature of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. It is composed of 160 members elected from single-member electoral districts across the Commonwealth. Representatives serve two-year terms...
from 1835 to 1837 and in 1843. He was a member of the Massachusetts Senate
Massachusetts Senate
The Massachusetts Senate is the upper house of the Massachusetts General Court, the bicameral state legislature of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. The Senate comprises 40 elected members from 40 single-member senatorial districts in the state...
from 1840 to 1842.
Abbott was elected as a Whig to the United States Congress
United States Congress
The United States Congress is the bicameral legislature of the federal government of the United States, consisting of the Senate and the House of Representatives. The Congress meets in the United States Capitol in Washington, D.C....
, 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.