Amos Abbott

Amos Abbott (born September 10, 1786 in Andover , Massachusetts , †  November 2, 1868 there ) was an American politician . Between 1843 and 1849 he represented the state of Massachusetts in the US House of Representatives .

Career

Amos Abbott attended Bradford Academy . In the following years he was a merchant, road surveyor and municipal clerk in Andover. From 1828 to 1830 he sat on the local school committee. In 1833 he was one of the founders of the Boston and Maine Railroad ; from 1834 to 1841 he was its president. Politically, he became a member of the Whig Party, founded in 1835 . From 1835 to 1837 and again in 1843 he was a member of the House of Representatives from Massachusetts . In between he was a member of the State Senate from 1840 to 1842 .

In the congressional election of 1842 Abbott was elected to the United States House of Representatives in Washington, DC in the third constituency of Massachusetts , where he succeeded Caleb Cushing on March 4, 1843 . After two re-elections, he was able to complete three legislative terms in Congress by March 3, 1849 . During this time the Mexican-American War fell . In 1848 Abbott waived another congressional candidacy. After the end of his time in the US House of Representatives, he was a postman in Andover from 1849 to 1853 . Otherwise he worked in trade. He died in Andover on November 2, 1868.

Web links

• Amos Abbott in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)
• Amos Abbott in the database of Find a Grave (English)