Person:James Abbott (16)

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James Burnett Abbott
b.3 Dec 1818 Hampton, Windham, Connecticut, United States
d.2 Mar 1897 De Soto, Johnson, Kansas, United States
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Name James Burnett Abbott
Gender Male
Birth[1] 3 Dec 1818 Hampton, Windham, Connecticut, United States
Marriage to Elizabeth Ann Watrous
Occupation[1] 1861 Lawrence, Douglas, Kansas, United StatesState House of Representatives
Occupation[1] From 1867 to 1868 De Soto, Johnson, Kansas, United StatesState Senator from Kansas
Death[1] 2 Mar 1897 De Soto, Johnson, Kansas, United States
Burial[2] De Soto Cemetery, De Soto, Johnson, Kansas, United StatesPlot: Original, Lot 112
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  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Kansas Legislators: Past and Present
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    Abbott, James Burnett
    Born: December 3, 1818 in Hampton, Windham County, Connecticut
    Died: March 2, 1897 in DeSoto, Johnson County, Kansas
    Occupation: Mechanic, Conveyancer
    Town: Lawrence; De Soto
    County: Douglas; Johnson
    Party: Radical Republican; Republican
    District: 8, 10
    Chamber: House 1861; Senate 1867, 1868

    Came to Lawrence, Kansas, in 1854 accompanied by his second wife, Elizabeth Watrous. Influential in securing the establishment of the School for Feeble Minded Youth. Served as a director of the State Historical Society.

    Source material: 1)--Online biograpy found in A Standard History of Kansas and Kansans A five volume set published in 1918 by William Connelley. 2)--History of the State of Kansas (Johnson County section) by William G. Cutler, first published in 1883 by A. T. Andreas, Chicago, IL.

  2. ↑ James Burnett Abbott, in Find A Grave.

    Grave marker shown.

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