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Charles L. Abbott
Full Name: Charles L. Abbott
Date of birth: 1835
Date of death: Deceased, date unknown
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Terms of Service top
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Jan 14, 1873 - Jan 13, 1874
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13th
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Republican
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Hempstead / Austin
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Austin, Fort Bend, Wharton
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13
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Feb 8, 1870 - Jan 14, 1873
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12th
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Radical Republican
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Hempstead / Austin
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Austin, Fort Bend, Wharton
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Republican.
Directory of the Members of the Thirteenth Legislature of the State of Texas, 1873.
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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.
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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
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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
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Party affiliation, Radical.
Texas Almanac for . . . and Emigrant's Guide to Texas.
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Biographical Notes and Resources top
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ABBOTT, CHARLES L. (ca. 1835-?), "born in New Hampshire about 1835."
Handbook of Texas Online.
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Possibly Charles Luther Abbott, born in Merrimack County, New Hampshire 1836, residence Custer County, Colorado 1880 and San Juan County, Colorado 1900, birth date July 1835, spouse "Ellen E. Unknown," children George C., Isabella B., and William P. Abbott. Joy Peterson Family Tree; Census of 1880 and 1900.
Ancestry.com.
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.
FamilySearch.
Possibly Charles Luther Abbott, "A San Juan Pioneer," birth date 8/9/1835, death date 10/16/1905. Husband of Sophia; Father of Charles H., George C., Suzette and William P. Abbott. burial in Hillside Cemetery, Silverton, San Juan County, Colorado.
Find a Grave.
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Photograph.
Charles L. Abbott, 13th Legislature, DeGolyer Library, SMU, Lawrence T. Jones III Collection.
Photograph.
Charles L. Abbott, 13th Legislature, State Preservation Board
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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..
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