Joseph Carter Abbott
U.S. Congressperson
1825 – 1881
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Who was Joseph Carter Abbott?
Joseph Carter Abbott was a Union Army colonel during the American Civil War who was awarded the grade of brevet brigadier general of volunteers and a Republican United States Senator from the state of North Carolina between 1868 and 1871. During his career in private life he was a lawyer, newspaper editor and businessman. He also served as collector of the port of Wilmington, inspector of posts along the eastern line of the southern coast during the Rutherford B. Hayes Administration, and special agent of the United States Treasury Department.
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- Born
- Jul 15, 1825
Concord - Nationality
- United States of America
- Education
- Phillips Academy
- Lived in
- Boston
- Manchester
- Wilmington
- Died
- Oct 8, 1881
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on July 23, 2013
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