Burroughs Abbott

Burroughs Abbott
Member of the South Dakota Senate from the 33rd district
In office 1891–1892 Serving with James H. Kyle
Preceded by	George W. Miller
Succeeded by	Samuel A. Kennedy
Member of the Minnesota House of Representatives from the 16th district
In office 1859–1860 Serving with Thomas McDonough
Preceded by	Reuben Butters
Succeeded by	James E. Child
Personal details
Born	October 9, 1830 Indiana, U.S.
Died	December 6, 1905 (aged 75)
Political party	Populist
Other political affiliations	Republican
Spouse	Angeline Ruggles
Profession	teacher, 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.[1][2] There, he married Angeline Ruggles, and worked as a farmer and teacher, before moving his family to Minnesota in 1856.[1][3] He was elected to the state's House of Representatives, serving the sixteenth district from 1859 to 1860.[1] Abbott moved to South Dakota in 1883,[3] and between 1891 and 1892 was a state senator from Brown County, district 33.[2] Though state records in Minnesota and South Dakota do not list a party affiliation for Abbott,[1][2] George Washington Kingsbury writes that Abbot began his political career as a Republican and later joined the Populist Party.[3] He died on December 6, 1905.

References

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

External links

• Burroughs Abbott at Find a Grave