Burroughs Abbott

Burroughs Abbott
Member of the South Dakota Senate
from the 33rd district
In office
1891–1892
Serving with James H. Kyle
Preceded byGeorge W. Miller
Succeeded bySamuel A. Kennedy
Member of the Minnesota House of Representatives
from the 16th district
In office
1859–1860
Serving with Thomas McDonough
Preceded byReuben Butters
Succeeded byJames E. Child
Personal details
BornOctober 9, 1830
Indiana, U.S.
DiedDecember 6, 1905 (aged 75)
PartyPopulist
Other political
affiliations
Republican
SpouseAngeline Ruggles
Professionteacher, farmer

Burroughs Abbott (October 9, 1830 – December 6, 1905) was an American politician who served in the Minnesota House of Representatives and the South Dakota Senate.

Abbott was born in Indiana on October 9, 1830. There, he married Angeline Ruggles, and worked as a farmer and teacher, before moving his family to Minnesota in 1856. He was elected to the state's House of Representatives, serving the sixteenth district from 1859 to 1860. Abbott moved to South Dakota in 1883, and between 1891 and 1892 was a state senator from Brown County, district 33. Though state records in Minnesota and South Dakota do not list a party affiliation for Abbott, George Washington Kingsbury writes that Abbot began his political career as a Republican and later joined the Populist Party. He died on December 6, 1905.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "New Search Abbott, Burroughs "Burrough"". S. J. Clarke Publishing Company. Minnesota Legislative Reference Library. Retrieved January 19, 2018.
  2. 1 2 3 "Burroughs Abbott". South Dakota Legislative Research Council. Retrieved January 19, 2018.
  3. 1 2 3 Kingsbury, George Washington (1915). Smith, George Martin (ed.). South Dakota: Its History and Its People. p. 698.