About Burroughs Abbott
Lived 1830 – 1905 (aged 75). Burroughs Abbott was an American politician.
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. He was elected to the state's House of Representatives, serving the sixteenth district from 1859 to 1860. 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.
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Who was Burroughs Abbott?
American politician
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Burroughs Abbott was born on 9 October 1830 in Indiana.
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Burroughs Abbott died on 6 December 1905.
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Burroughs Abbott was a politician.
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Burroughs Abbott was American.
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