- Caleb F. Abbott
Caleb F. Abbott (
September 8 ,1811 - April, 1855) wasToledo, Ohio 's mayor 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 on of the well-learned resident of northwestern Ohio after finishing atHarvard College . Following inHenry Clay 's footsteps, he became an important figure in the Whig party."http://www.co.lucas.oh.us/Prosecutor/CFAbbott.asp", "Lucas County, Ohio " accessedApril 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 byEmery D. Potter . 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 in office. Abbott died in 1855 in this town and was buried at Forest Cemetery. [Pawelczak, Mark. "http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=6794206", "Find-A-Grave " accessedApril 20 ,2006 ]References
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