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John T. Abbott
United States Minister to Colombia
In office June 22, 1889 – July 17, 1893
Personal details
Born	John True Abbott 1850 (1850) Keene, New Hampshire
Died	March 8, 1914(1914-03-08) (aged 63–64) Keene, New Hampshire
Spouse	Alice E. Merriman ​(m. 1874)​
Education	Bates College
Occupation	Diplomat, lawyer
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John True Abbott (1850 – March 8, 1914) was an American diplomat and lawyer who served as the United States Ambassador to Colombia from 1889 to 1893.

Biography

Born in Keene, New Hampshire, he was the son of Rev. Stephen G. and Sarah Burbank (Cheney) Abbott, and he married Alice E. Merriman in 1874. Abbott was educated at Bates College, and read law.

As an attorney, he served as city solicitor and counsel to the Santo Domingo Development Company. He was nominated as Minister to Colombia in 1889, and served to 1893. He is interred at the Woodland Cemetery in Keene, N.H.

See also

• List of Bates College people

References

1. General Catalogue of Bates College and Cobb Divinity School, 1863-1915. The College. January 1, 1915. pp. 322.
2. Bates College (1915). General catalogue of Bates College and Cobb Divinity School, 1863-1915. The College. hdl:2027/njp.32101074049659.
3. ^ Blume, Kenneth J. (October 20, 2016). Historical Dictionary of U.S. Diplomacy from the Civil War to World War I. Rowman & Littlefield. p. 22. ISBN 978-1-4422-7333-7.
4. "John T. Abbott Dead: Former Minister to Colombia Dies After Long Illness", New York Times, March 9, 1914.

External links

• Profile, Politicalgraveyard.com. Accessed March 28, 2024.
• City of Nashua, New Hampshire

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Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary	Anderson Watts (chargé d'affaires) Harrison Moore
Republic of New Granada
Chargé d'Affaires	McAfee Semple Blackford Bidlack Foote King Green
Minister Resident	Bowlin Jones
United States of Colombia
Minister Resident	Burton Sullivan Hurlbut Scruggs Dichman Maney
Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary	Scruggs Jacob
Republic of Colombia
Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary	Maury Abbott McKinney Hart Beaupre Russell Barrett T. Dawson Northcott DuBois Thompson Philip Piles Caffery Whitehouse W. Dawson
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