Abbott, Amos
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| - | *Born | + | *Born September 10,1786 - Died November 1868 |
| - | * | + | *Lived in the Issac Abbott Tavern on Elm Street and later at 112 Main Street. |
| - | *Held many town offices and | + | *Held many town offices, was a State Representative and Senator and a U.S. Representative (Whig) from 1843-1849 |
| - | *Founder of the Boston and Portland Railroad(later the Boston | + | *He was the first president of the Andover Institution of Savings. |
| - | *A portrait of Amos Abbot painted by Thomas Buchanan Read was presented to the Memorial Hall Library Board of Trustees in December 1982 | + | *Founder of the Boston and Portland Railroad (later the Boston & Maine Railroad). |
| + | *A portrait of Amos Abbot painted by Thomas Buchanan Read was presented to the Memorial Hall Library Board of Trustees in December 1982 when Mr. Abott was approximately fifty-five years old. <br> | ||
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| + | *[http://www.mhl.org/historicpreservation/detail.htm?ID=1221 Andover Historic Preservation 112 Main Street] | ||
* ''Andover Townsman'' Oct. 1892, Dec. 1893 | * ''Andover Townsman'' Oct. 1892, Dec. 1893 | ||
| - | * | + | * [http://andover.mvlc.org/opac/en-US/skin/default/xml/rdetail.xml?r=12387&t=Massachusetts%20documentary&tp=title&l=5&d=1&hc=2&rt=title ''Chronology and Documentary Handbook of the State of Massachusetts '] R747.4 Chr, page 39. |
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Revision as of 19:34, June 29, 2011
- Born September 10,1786 - Died November 1868
- Lived in the Issac Abbott Tavern on Elm Street and later at 112 Main Street.
- Held many town offices, was a State Representative and Senator and a U.S. Representative (Whig) from 1843-1849
- He was the first president of the Andover Institution of Savings.
- Founder of the Boston and Portland Railroad (later the Boston & Maine Railroad).
- A portrait of Amos Abbot painted by Thomas Buchanan Read was presented to the Memorial Hall Library Board of Trustees in December 1982 when Mr. Abott was approximately fifty-five years old.
See
- Andover Historic Preservation 112 Main Street
- Andover Townsman Oct. 1892, Dec. 1893
- Chronology and Documentary Handbook of the State of Massachusetts ' R747.4 Chr, page 39.
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--Eleanor 17:21, February 2, 2006 (EST)