Caleb F. Abbott (September 8, 1811 – April 24,
1855) was the mayor of
Toledo, Ohio in 1850.
[Massachusetts Historical Society (1998), "Proceedings of the Massachusetts Historical Society", ''The Society'']
Life
Mr. Abbott was born in
Chelmsford, MA,
he got a good education and became one of the well-learned residents of northwestern Ohio after finishing at
Harvard College. Following in
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's footsteps, he became an important figure in the
Whig party.
["http://www.co.lucas.oh.us/Prosecutor/CFAbbott.asp" , '' Lucas County, Ohio'' accessed April 20, 2006]
Through his university degree, he became a leading lawyer in the town of Toledo, in 1835-1836. His lawyer career brought him to become part of the first debating club in the
Lucas County Prosecutor, then administered by
Emery D. Potter
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Biography
Born in Providence, Rhode Island, Potte ...
. In 1838, he was co-founder of the first Public Library in Toledo. The same year he was elected, for the following four years, as the Lucas County Prosecutor.
His prominent role in Toledo had him become the Toledo mayor in 1850, replacing
Daniel O. Morton
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Education
Daniel Oliver Morton was born November 8, 1815 at Shoreham, Vermont, son of Rev. Daniel ...
in office. Abbott died in 1855 in this town and was buried at Forest Cemetery.
References
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1811 births
1855 deaths
Harvard College alumni
Mayors of Toledo, Ohio
Ohio Whigs
19th-century American politicians