Texas Legislators: Past & Present

Charles Luther Abbott

Full Name: Charles Luther Abbott
Birth date: August 9, 1835
Death date: October 16, 1905

Terms of Service

House, 13th ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾ Legislature
1/14/1873 - 1/13/1874
Republican
House, 12th ⁽³⁾ ⁽⁵⁾ Legislature
2/8/1870 - 1/14/1873

(1) Republican. Directory of the Members of the Thirteenth Legislature of the State of Texas 1873.
(2) Waller County, established on May 19, 1873, removed from Austin County not only a fertile agricultural district but also the thriving commercial center of Hempstead, with its cotton mill, iron foundry, and rail facilities. Handbook of Texas Online .
(3) 12th Legislature, Provisional Session - Abbott qualified and took the oath of office on 2/8/1870. Election contest resolved in his favor on 2/17/1870, pp. 42-43. House Journal . February 8, 1870
Report of Committee on Privileges and Elections, February 17, 1870
(4) 12th Legislature, 1st C.S. - Abbott sworn on 4/26/1870, p. 6. Election contest resolved in his favor on 6/25/1870, pp. 451-452. House Journal . April 26, 1870
June 25, 1870
(5) Party affiliation, Radical. Texas Almanac for . . . and Emigrant's Guide to Texas .

Biographical Notes and Resources

Photographs

Photograph. Charles L. Abbott, DeGolyer Library, SMU, Lawrence T. Jones III Texas Photographs
Photograph. Charles L. Abbott, State Preservation Board

Other Resources

Census of 1860 - Charles L. Abbott, Portsmouth City, Rockingham, New Hampshire, age 25, born circa 1835 in New Hampshire, calker, in household with Ellen Abbott.
Census of 1870 - Charles L. Abbott, Hempstead, Austin County, age 35, born in New Hampshire, profession/occupation: Member Legislature, spouse Ellen E. Abbott, sons George, Charles, and William.
Census of 1880 - Chas. L Abbott, Silver Cliff, Custer, Colorado, age 44, born circa 1835 in New Hampshire, Justice of the Peace, widowed, sons George C., Charles G. and William P.
Census of 1900 - Charles L. Abbott, Chattanooga, San Juan, Colorado, age 65, born July 1835 in New Hampshire, miner of ores gold and silver, widowed, son George Abbott. FamilySearch . 1870 1860

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1900

Charles Luther Abbott, birth date 8/9/1835, death date 10/16/1905, burial in Hillside Cemetery, Silverton, San Juan County, Colorado. Contains portrait, obituary from The Plaindealer (Ouray), 10/20/1905. Find a Grave .
ABBOTT, CHARLES L. (ca. 1835-?), "born in New Hampshire about 1835." Handbook of Texas Online .