George E. Abbott | |
Office1: | 3rd Wyoming State Treasurer |
Term Start1: | January 2, 1899 |
Term End1: | January 5, 1903 |
Predecessor1: | Henry G. Hay |
Successor1: | Henry G. Hay |
Office2: | President of the Wyoming Senate |
Term Start2: | 1897 |
Term End2: | 1899 |
Office3: | Wyoming State Senator from Laramie County |
Term Start3: | 1903 |
Term End3: | 1907 |
Term Start4: | 1895 |
Term End4: | 1899 |
Birth Date: | 20 November 1858 |
Birth Place: | Pittsfield, Illinois, U.S. |
Death Place: | Cheyenne, Wyoming, U.S. |
George E. Abbott (November 20, 1858 – August 23, 1942) was an American politician who served in the Wyoming Senate between 1895 and 1899 and again between 1903 and 1907 and was Wyoming State Treasurer between 1899 and 1903.
Abbott was born in Pittsfield, Illinois, on November 20, 1858.[1] Abbott moved to Wyoming in 1883.[2]
In 1894, Abbott was elected to the Wyoming Senate and was a Republican.[3] His term began in 1895.[3] He served during the 1895 and 1897 legislatures.[3] During the 1897 legislature, Abbott served as President of the Wyoming Senate.[4]
On November 8, 1898, Abbott was elected Wyoming State Treasurer.[5] His term began on January 2, 1899.[5] The small state’s treasury grew slowly during his term, with about $300,000 in general fund expenditures every two years.[5] His term ended on January 5, 1903.[5]
In 1902, when his state Treasurer term expired, Abbott ran again for his State Senate seat. His term began in 1903.[3] He served during the 1903 and 1905 legislatures.[3] When his term expired, he retired.[3]
Abbott died on August 23, 1942, in Cheyenne, Wyoming.[1]
Abbott’s son Cary was born on April 19, 1890.[6]