The Biographical Dictionary of America/Abbot, Amos

ABBOT, Amos, representative, was born in Andover, Mass., Sept. 10. 1786; son of Jeduthan and Hannah (Poor) Abbot. He was a founder of the Boston and Maine railroad; was representative in the state legislature, 1835-36 and in 1842; state senator, 1840-41, and a Whig representative from Massachusetts in the 28th, 29th and 30th congresses, 1844-49. He married Esther West, and died in Andover, Mass., Nov. 2, 1868.