About John Farr Abbott
Lived 1756 – 1794 (aged 37–38). John Farr Abbott was a British barrister.
John Farr Abbott, sometimes Abbot (1756 – 22 September 1794) was a British barrister. He was a member of Lincoln's Inn, and became a Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries of London and a Fellow of the Royal Society. He also served as Clerk of Rules in the Court of King's Bench. He died in York and is buried in York Minster.
Abbott was born in Abingdon and baptised there in 1756.
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John Farr Abbott was born in 1756 in Abingdon-on-Thames.
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John Farr Abbott died on 22 September 1794.
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John Farr Abbott was a barrister.
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John Farr Abbott was British.
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