Jackson Miles Abbott

Jackson Miles Abbott (January 25, 1920 – May 3, 1988) was an American Lieutenant Colonel in the United States Army Corps of Engineers, a birdwatcher and painter. He was the son of wildlife artist Jacob Bates Abbott. He is the only artist to ever place both first and second in the same year in the Federal Duck Stamp contest. The Jackson Miles Abbott Wetland Refuge at Fort Belvoir in Fairfax County, Virginia, was named in his honor.

Early life and military service

Jackson Miles Abbott was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1920.

Death and legacy

He died on May 3, 1988, of cancer in Fairfax, Virginia. He was buried at Arlington National Cemetery. In 1989, the United States Army Corps of Engineers founded and named the Jackson Miles Abbott Wetland Refuge at Fort Belvoir after him. The refuge is a 150-acre tract. His archives reside in the Smithsonian Institution Archives.