- Percy Abbott
Infobox Politician (general)
name= Percy W. Abbott
imagesize=300
title= Alderman on theEdmonton City Council
term_start= December 8, 1919
term_end= December 12, 1921
birth_date= April 29, 1882
birth_place= Lucan,Ontario
death_date= November 7, 1942 (aged 60)
party= Citizens Committee
spouse= Margaret McIntyre
children= Three daughters
profession= Teacher, lawyerPercy W. Abbott (
April 29 1882 –November 7 1942 ), was analderman inEdmonton ,Alberta ,Canada .Biography
Abbott was born in
Lucan, Ontario , where he attended school. He later moved toRegina, Saskatchewan and attended theRegina Normal School . He moved toStony Plain, Alberta , where he taught school for two years, before being admitted to theLaw Society of Alberta in 1909. In 1908 he married Margaret McIntyre of Edmonton; the couple had three daughters.He opened a law office in Edmonton, and later established the partnerships Abbott and McLaughlin (1917-1933) and Abbott and Auxier (1933-1942). In 1919 he ran for alderman on
Edmonton City Council and was elected, finishing fourth of twelve candidates (the top five were elected). He served his two year term, but did not seek re-election in 1921.Percy W. Abbott died in 1942 at the age of 60. He had been a member of the
Independent Order of Foresters , theYMCA , the Edmonton Club, and theMasonic Order .References
[http://www.epl.ca/Elections/Results/EPLBiographiesLetter.cfm?id=A Edmonton Public Library biography of Percy Abbott]
Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.
