John T. Abbott Explained

John T. Abbott
Birth Name:John True Abbott
Birth Place:Keene, New Hampshire
Death Place:Keene, New Hampshire
Occupation:Diplomat, lawyer
Education:Bates College
Signature:Signature of John True Abbott.png
Office:United States Minister to Colombia
Term Start:June 22, 1889
Term End:July 17, 1893

John True Abbott (1850  - March 8, 1914) was an American diplomat and lawyer who served as the United States Ambassador to Colombia from 1889 to 1893.[1] [2] [3]

Biography

Born in Keene, New Hampshire, he was the son of Rev. Stephen G. and Sarah Burbank (Cheney) Abbott, and he married Alice E. Merriman in 1874. Abbott was educated at Bates College, and read law. As an attorney, he served as city solicitor and counsel to the Santo Domingo Development Company. He was nominated as Minister to Colombia in 1889, and served to 1893.[4] He is interred at the Woodland Cemetery in Keene, N.H.

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  1. Book: General Catalogue of Bates College and Cobb Divinity School, 1863-1915. January 1, 1915. The College. 322.
  2. Book: Bates College. General catalogue of Bates College and Cobb Divinity School, 1863-1915.. 1915. The College. 2027/njp.32101074049659.
  3. Book: Blume, Kenneth J.. Historical Dictionary of U.S. Diplomacy from the Civil War to World War I. 2016-10-20. Rowman & Littlefield. 978-1-4422-7333-7. 22. en.
  4. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/57629510/john-t-abbott-dead/ "John T. Abbott Dead: Former Minister to Colombia Dies After Long Illness"