Lawrence Fraser Abbott

Lawrence Fraser Abbott

Lawrence Fraser Abbott (1859-1933) was an American editor and writer, son of Lyman Abbott. He was born in Brooklyn, N. Y., and graduated from Amherst College in 1881. In 1891 he became president of the Outlook Company. He was secretary to Theodore Roosevelt during the latter's tour of Europe and Africa (1909-10), and edited Roosevelt's "African and European Addresses" (1910). He was the author of an article on Theodore Roosevelt in the Encyclopœdia Britannica (1911), and of "Impressions of Theodore Roosevelt" (1919) and "The Story of NYLIC" (1930).

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* [http://www.amherst.edu/~rjyanco94/genealogy/acbiorecord/1881.html#abbott-lf Amherst College alumni entry]
* [http://www.kingkong.demon.co.uk/ccer/1930x.htm Books from 1930 with US copyright not renewed (source for 1930 book and death date)]


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