Chauncey Abbott
Chauncey Abbott | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Wisconsin State Assembly from the Dane County district | |
| In office 1850–1851 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | September 16, 1815 Madison, Wisconsin, U.S. |
| Died | January 30, 1872 (aged 56) Schuyler, Nebraska, U.S. |
| Resting place | Forest Hill Cemetery |
| Political party | Whig Party |
| Spouse | Jane Strong |
| Children | Annie Abbott Maxwell Abbott Samuel Abbott |
| Alma mater | Middlebury College |
| Profession | Lawyer Politician |
Chauncey Abbott (September 16, 1815 – January 30, 1872) was an American lawyer and politician. He served as the Mayor of Madison, Wisconsin and as a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly during the 1800s.
Early life
Abbott was born in Madison, Wisconsin and graduated from Middlebury College in Vermont.[1] He read law and began practicing law in Fort Winnebago, Wisconsin before moving to Mineral Point, Wisconsin, where he became a law partner with Moses M. Strong. He then settled in Madison, where he formed a law practice with John Catlin, future acting governor of the Wisconsin Territory.[2]
Political career
In 1848, Abbott ran as a Whig candidate for Secretary of State of Wisconsin, but lost the election.[3] In 1850, he was the District Attorney of Dane County, Wisconsin and served in the Wisconsin State Assembly.[4][5] He was the president of the Dane County Bar Association in 1858.[6]
He was the Postmaster of Madison from 1850-1853,[7] and President of Madison (now Mayor) from 1852-1853. From 1853-1856, he served as a regent for the University of Wisconsin–Madison.[8][9]
In 1867, he moved to Vermont. He later moved to Schuyler, Nebraska and died in Nebraska on January 30, 1872.[10] He is interred in Forest Hill Cemetery.[11][12]
Personal life
Abbott married Jane Strong, Moses M. Strong's sister. They had three children together, Annie Abbott, Maxwell Abbott and Samuel Abbott.[13][14]
References
- ^ "Chauncey Abbott (1815 - 1872),". Ancestry.com. Retrieved February 15, 2014.
- ^ Carpenter&Tenney (1851). Statistics of Dane County, Wisconsin: with a business directory in part, of the village of Madison, etc. Carpenter&Tenney. p. 13.
- ^ "Clippings on 8 May 1848". Milwaukee Daily Sentinel. Retrieved February 15, 2014.
- ^ Legislative Reference Bureau (2007). Blue Book, 2007. Legislative Reference Bureau. p. 119.
- ^ Smith, William Rudolph (1854). William Rudolph Smith. The History of Wisconsin: In Three Parts, Historical, Documentary, and Descriptive, Volume 2. p. 307.
- ^ "Past Presidents". DCBA. Retrieved February 15, 2014.
- ^ Legislative Reference Bureau (1909). The Wisconsin Blue Book. Legislative Reference Bureau. p. 899.
- ^ University of Wisconsin. Board of Regents (1856). Annual Report of the Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin, for the Fiscal Year Ending September 30. The Board. p. 44.
- ^ Thwaites, Reuben Gold (1900). The University of Wisconsin: its history and its alumni, with historical and descriptive sketches of Madison. J. N. Purcell. p. 764.
- ^ "1879 History of Rock County, Evansville". Maple Hill Cemetery. Retrieved February 15, 2014.
- ^ Historic Madison, Inc (2002). Biographical guide to Forest Hill Cemetery: the ordinary and famous women and men who shaped Madison and the world. Historic Madison, Inc. p. 236.
- ^ "Chauncey Abbott". Find A Grave. Retrieved 2014-01-22.
- ^ Dwight, Benjamin Woodbridge (1871). The History of the Descendants of Elder John Strong, of Northampton, Mass,. J. Munsell. p. 1032.
- ^ "Chauncey Abbott (1815 - 1872),". Ancestry.com. Retrieved February 15, 2014.