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Chamber	District	Dates of Service	Legislatures	Party	City/County	Note	Counties in District
H	13	Jan 14, 1873 - Jan 13, 1874	13th (1) (2)	Republican	Hempstead / Austin		Austin, Fort Bend, Wharton
H	13	Feb 8, 1870 - Jan 14, 1873	12th (4) (5)	Radical Republican	Hempstead / Austin		Austin, Fort Bend, Wharton

(1) Republican. Directory of the Members of the Thirteenth Legislature of the State of Texas, 1873.
(2) Waller County, established on May 19, 1873, removed from Austin County not only a fertile agricultural district but also the thriving commercial center of Hempstead, with its cotton mill, iron foundry, and rail facilities. Handbook of Texas Online.
(3) 12th Legislature, 1st C.S. - Abbott sworn on 4/26/1870, p. 6. Election contest resolved in his favor on 6/25/1870, pp. 451-452. House Journal. April 26, 1870 June 25, 1870
(4) 12th Legislature, Provisional Session - Abbott qualified and took the oath of office on 2/8/1870. Election contest resolved in his favor on 2/17/1870, pp. 42-43. House Journal. February 8, 1870 Report of Committee on Privileges and Elections, February 17, 1870
(5) Party affiliation, Radical. Texas Almanac for . . . and Emigrant's Guide to Texas.

Biographical Notes and Resources top

Biographical Sketches

• ABBOTT, CHARLES L. (ca. 1835-?), "born in New Hampshire about 1835." Handbook of Texas Online.

Other Resources

• Census of 1860 - Charles L. Abbott, Portsmouth City, Rockingham, New Hampshire, age 25, born circa 1835 in New Hampshire, calker, in household with Ellen Abbott.
  Census of 1870 - Charles L. Abbott, Hempstead, Austin County, age 35, born in New Hampshire, profession/occupation: Member Legislature, spouse Ellen E. Abbott, sons George, Charles, and William.
  Census of 1880 - Chas. L Abbott, Silver Cliff, Custer, Colorado, age 44, born circa 1835 in New Hampshire, Justice of the Peace, widowed, sons George C., Charles G. and William P.
  Census of 1900 - Charles L. Abbott, Chattanooga, San Juan, Colorado, age 65, born July 1835 in New Hampshire, miner of ores gold and silver, widowed, son George Abbott. FamilySearch. 1860 1870 1880 1900
• Charles Luther Abbott, birth date 8/9/1835, death date 10/16/1905, burial in Hillside Cemetery, Silverton, San Juan County, Colorado. Contains portrait, obituary from The Plaindealer (Ouray), 10/20/1905. Find a Grave.

Photographs

• Photograph. Charles L. Abbott, 13th Legislature, DeGolyer Library, SMU, Lawrence T. Jones III Collection.
• Photograph. Charles L. Abbott, 13th Legislature, State Preservation Board

Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol

• 13th session composite photo of Senate and House members (Ground floor elevator vestibule, east wall. GW.V3). State Preservation Board.
• 13th session composite photo of Senate and House members (Ground floor elevator vestibule, east wall. GW.V3). State Preservation Board.
• Pictorial Monogram of the State Government of Texas 1873 (DeGolyer Library, SMU, Lawrence T. Jones III Collection). DeGolyer Library, SMU, Lawrence T. Jones III Collection..

Committee Information top

13th R.S. - 1873 Agriculture and Stock Raising   Apportionment   Judge T.C. Barden, 16th Judicial Court   Private Land Claims   Privileges and Elections

12th Adjourned - 1871 Claims and Accounts   Commerce and Manufactures   Finance   State Affairs (Chair)

12th R.S. - 1871 Claims and Accounts   Commerce and Manufactures

12th 1st C.S. - 1870 Commerce and Manufactures   Printing and Contingent Expenses (Chair)

12th Provisional - 1870 Printing and Contigent Expenses