George W. Abbott Biography


	This biography appears on pages 432-433 in "History of Minnehaha 
	County, South Dakota" by Dana R. Bailey and was scanned, OCRed 
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ABBOTT, GEORGE W., was born in Sandwich, New Hampshire, October 10, 1858. His 
father was a farmer, and the subject of this sketch was reared on the farm and 
knows what farm work is from experience. He was educated at the public schools 
and at the high school and Phillips Academy at Exeter, N. H. At the age of 
twenty he went to Colorado as secretary for a mining expert, and remained there 
until he removed to Dakota in 1882.  He settled in what is now McIntosh county, 
North Dakota.  He helped organize the county, and was its first superintendent 
of schools. He was also appointed postmaster at Ashley, and was the first 
postmaster in McIntosh county.  During this time he had a cattle ranch and was 
also engaged in merchandising.  In 1887, he sold out his interest and removed to 
Minneapolis, Minnesota, and engaged in the furniture and hardware business until 
1891, when he removed to Sioux Falls and became the general manager of the Co-
operative Loan and Savings Association of that place. He occupied that position 
until September, 1894, when he resigned, and organized the Union Savings 
Association of Sioux Falls, and since then has devoted his time in promoting the 
interests of this association as its general manager. Mr. Abbott is an active, 
energetic business man and an enterprising and respected citizen.