Alfred Henry Abell (May 7, 1824 – May 24, 1882) was a member of the

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. He was born in

Duanesburg, New York Duanesburg is a Administrative divisions of New York#Town, town in Schenectady County, New York, Schenectady County, New York (state), New York, United States. The population was 6,122 at the 2010 census. Duanesburg is named for James Duane, who h ...

. Later, he owned farms in

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, and

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Political career

Abell was a member of the Assembly during the 1877 session. He had already served as Chairman (similar to Mayor) and Supervisor of Bloomfield. Abell was a Republican.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Abell, Alfred People from Duanesburg, New York People from Walworth County, Wisconsin Republican Party members of the Wisconsin State Assembly Mayors of places in Wisconsin Farmers from Wisconsin 1824 births 19th-century American legislators People from Geneva, Wisconsin 1882 deaths 19th-century Wisconsin politicians