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Jo Abbott

Jo Abbott

American politician (1840–1908)

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

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Biography

Joseph Abbott was born January 15, 1840, to William and Mary (née McMillan) Abbott in Morgan County, Alabama, near Decatur, and attended the public schools. His parents were both born near Petersburg, Virginia. His father William had been a soldier in the War of 1812, and was stationed at Norfolk, Virginia.[1] Joseph moved with his parents to Freestone County, Texas, in 1853.[2]

During the American Civil War, he served as a first lieutenant in Company B of the Twelfth Texas Cavalry Regiment.[3] He was wounded in the Battle of Yellow Bayou in Louisiana, and was disabled for many months, later rejoining his command. He remained with his command until the end of the war.[1] With war over, he resumed his law studies, and after becoming licensed in October 1866 began his legal practice in Springfield, Limestone County, Texas.[2] He later moved to Hillsboro, Texas, where he continued his legal career. On December 15, 1868, he married Rowena Sturgis of Hillsboro, daughter of James W. L. and Martha Sturgis.[1]

He was a member of the Texas House of Representatives from 1870 to 1873[4] 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.[5] Upon leaving Congress, he resumed his legal career in Hillsboro, Texas, where he died on February 11, 1908.[3]

Electoral history

1886 election

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References

  1. [1]
    A Memorial and Biographical History of Johnson and Hill Counties, Texas, Chicago: The Lewis Publishing Company. 1892. p. 225–226. Retrieved November 29, 2023 – via University of North Texas Libraries.
  2. [2]
    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.
  3. [3]
    Who Was Who in American History – the Military. Chicago: Marquis Who's Who. 1975. p. 1. ISBN 0837932017. LCCN 75029616. OCLC 2143230. OL 5204417M.
  4. [4]
    "Joseph O. "Jo" Abbott". Texas Legislators: Past & Present. Texas Legislative Reference Library.
  5. [5]
    Leonard, John William; Marquis, Albert Nelson, eds. (1908). Who's who in America. Vol. 5. Chicago: Marquis Who's Who, Inc. p. 5.
  6. [6]
    Daniell, Lewis E. (1889) "Personnel of the Texas State Government with Sketches of Distinguished Texans embracing the Executive Staff, Heads of the Departments, United States Senators and Representatives, Members of the Twenty-First Legislature", Austin: Smith, Hicks & Jones, State Printers. p. 137. Retrieved November 29, 2023.
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