Leon Abbett
| Leon Abbett | |
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| 26th Governor of New Jersey | |
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In office January 15, 1884 – January 18, 1887 |
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| Preceded by | George C. Ludlow |
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In office January 21, 1890 – January 17, 1893 |
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| Preceded by | Robert Stockton Green |
| Succeeded by | George T. Werts |
| Member of the New Jersey General Assembly | |
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In office 1864–1866 1869–1870 |
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| Member of the New Jersey Senate | |
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In office 1875–1877 |
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| Personal details | |
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October 8, 1836 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Died | December 4, 1894 (aged 58) Jersey City, New Jersey |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Mary Briggs |
| Religion | Protestant |
Leon Abbett (October 8, 1836 – December 4, 1894) was an American Democratic Party politician, and lawyer, who served two separate terms as the 26th Governor of New Jersey, from 1884 to 1887 and from 1890 to 1893. He was a member of the New Jersey General Assembly, New Jersey Senate, a Democratic Party candidate for the U.S. Senate, and a Justice of the New Jersey Supreme Court.
Abbett was born in Philadelphia, the son of Ezekiel and Sarah (Howell) Abbett. He attended Central High School and graduated in 1853. He was admitted to the Philadelphia bar in 1858. In April 1861, he moved to New York to open a law firm and formed a partnership with William Fuller. Abbett married Mary Briggs of Philadelphia in 1862 and the couple moved to Hoboken, New Jersey.
In 1864, Abbett entered politics and was elected as a Democrat to the New Jersey General Assembly, where he served from 1864 to 1866; and 1869–1870 when he was also the Speaker. He also served one term in the New Jersey Senate from 1875 to 1877 and was Senate President in the 1877 session. Abbett was elected Governor of New Jersey in 1883 (defeating Jonathan Dixon in 1883 and Civil War hero E. Burd Grubb in 1889) and served two non-consecutive terms from 1884 to 1887 and again from 1890 to 1893.
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