Macartney "Mac" Abbott (3 July 1877 – 30 December 1960) was an Australian politician. Born in

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, he was educated at King's School,

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. He became a farmer and grazier in the

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area of New South Wales. He was the half brother of Joe Abbott, Member of the

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(MP) for

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1940–1949, and the cousin of

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, MP for Gwydir 1925–1929 and 1931–1937. In 1913 he was elected to the

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as the member for

, first as a

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and then from 1916 as a

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. In 1918 he left the Assembly. In 1934 he was elected to the

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as a Country Party Senator for New South Wales. He was defeated in 1940. Abbott died in 1960.

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Commonwealth Liberal Party politicians Nationalist Party of Australia members of the Parliament of New South Wales National Party of Australia members of the Parliament of Australia Members of the Australian Senate for New South Wales Members of the Australian Senate Members of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly 1877 births 1960 deaths 20th-century Australian politicians {{Australia-National-politician-stub