Biographical Sketch of James Abbott, Springfield, Greene County, MO

>From "History of Greene County, Missouri," St. Louis: Western
Historical Company, 1883.

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Mr. Abbott is the son of William and Abigail (Steward) Abbott, and was
born in Salem county, New Jersey, February 13th, 1835.  He was educated
at the public schools of that State and in 1855, went to St. Louis, 
Missouri, and took a position as clerk in the retail dry goods house of
J. C. Havens & Co., for whom he worked until 1862.  He then came to
Springfield, Missouri and engaged in the mercantile business with Wm.
R. Gorton until 1871, when he was elected county collector upon the
Republican ticket, and served until 1874.  He was appointed county
treasurer in 1864, but declined to serve, but was regularly elected to
serve in 1866, and held that office until 1868.  In 1865-66, was city
treasurer of Springfield.  He was elected secretary and treasurer of
Springfield Iron Works in 1875, which is now the Springfield Foundry
and Machine Shops.  He was mayor of the city in 1881, and chairman of
the Republican Congressional Committee of this district in 1882.  Mr.
Abbott was married January 30th, 1866, in New York City, by the Rev.
Theodore L. Cuyler, to Mary E., daughter of Timothy C. Wooley, Esq.
Their union was blest with seven children, six girls and one boy, of 
whom six are living, one daughter dying in infancy.  He and his wife
are members of the Calvary Presbyterian church, and he is one of the
trustees.  His mother died in New Jersey in 1874, and his father is 
still living at Brighton, Illinois.  From the many positions of honor
and trust that Mr. Abbott has held, it is the best evidence that no man
in Greene county has a better hold upon the affections of the people
than he.

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