Abbott, Nehemiah

Nehemiah Abbott

(1804-1877) was a U.S. Representative born in Sidney on March 29, 1804. He studied law at the Litchfield (Connecticut) Law School, was admitted to the bar in 1836, and commenced practice at Calais. Abbott moved to Columbus, Mississippi in 1839, continuing his practice of law, then returned to Maine in 1840 settling in Belfast A…