Home › A › Abbott, Alexander C – Abercrombie, James

Abbott, Alexander C – Abercrombie, James

Abbott, Alexander C

physician, educator, was born Feb. 26, 1860, in Baltimore, Md. He is the chief of division of bacteriology, pathology, and disinfection of the bureau of health of Philadelphia, Pa.; and fills the chair of hygiene in the Pennsylvania university.

Abbott, Amos

merchant, congressman, was born Sept. 10, 1786, in Andover, Mass. He was educated at a district school, but spent the most of his life as a trader and merchant. During the years 1835, 1836, and 1842, he was a representative in the Massachusetts legislature; from 1840 to 1842 was a member of the state senate; and represented his native state in congress from 1843 to 1849. He died Nov. 2, 1868, in Andover, Mass.

Abbott, Arthur Vaughan

electrician, author, was born in 1854 in New York. He is a civil, electrical, and mechanical engineer of Chicago; and the author of Electrical Transmission of Energy; The Evolution of a Switchboard; History and Use of Testing Machines; and Treatise on Fuel.

Abbott, Asa T

soldier, educator, was born in Sidney, Maine. He served as a union soldier in the civil war in the first regiment Minnesota volunteer infantry.

In 1867 he was appointed military commandant of Shattuck Military school by the secretary of war; and under his command it has been placed at the very head of the military schools in the United States.

Abbott, Charles Edward

educator, author, was born in 1811 in Maine.

He was an educator in Connecticut; and the author of Down the Hill; and Village Boys. He died in 1880.

Abbott, David

pioneer, was born Dec. 5, 1765, in Brookfield, Mass. In 1808 he became the first land-owner in what is now Erie county. He died in 1822.

Abbott, Emma A

vocalist, was born Dec. 9, 1849, in Chicago, Ill. She was the daughter of a music teacher, and was educated in part by the aid of Clara Louise Kellogg. She sang throughout the United States, and in an incredibly short time amassed a fortune. Although married to Mr. E. J. Wetherill, she always retained her maiden name. She died Jan. 4, 1891, in Ogden, Utah; and was buried in Gloucester, Mass.

Abbott, Frank

physician, author, was born Sept. 5, 1836, in Shapleigh, Maine. He received his education in the district and high schools of his native town, and at the university of the City of New York. He has attained eminence as a great physician, and for more than a quarter of a century has been professor and dean of faculty of the New York College of Dentistry. He is the author of several well-known works.

Abbott, Nehemiah

lawyer, legislator, congressman, was born March 29, 1806, in Sidney, Maine. He was a member of the house of representatives in the Maine legislature in 1842-43; and was elected a representative from Maine to the Thirty-fifth congress.

Abeel, David

missionary, author, was born June 12, 1804, in New Brunswick, N. J. He was a reformed Dutch missionary in China; and the author of Journal of a Residence in China; A Missionary Convention at Jerusalem; and The Claims of the World to the Gospel.

He died Sept. 4, 1846, in Albany, N. Y.

Abercrombie, James

congressman, was born in Georgia. Moving to Alabama, he was a representative in congress from that state from 1851 to 1855.

Abercrombie, James

clergyman, was born in 1758 in Philadelphia, Pa. He was principal of the Philadelphia academy from 1810 to 1819, and retired from the ministry in 1833. He published Lectures on the Catechism; and several sermons. He died June 26, 1841, in Philadelphia, Pa.