Josiah Gardner Abbott was an American politician who served in the Massachusetts General Court and as a member of the United States House of Representatives from Massachusetts. Wikipedia
Born: November 1, 1814, Chelmsford, MA
Died: June 2, 1891 (age 76 years), Wellesley, MA
Children: Henry Livermore Abbott, Samuel Appleton Brown Abbott, and Grafton St. Loe Abbott
Previous offices: Representative (1876–1877), Massachusetts State Senator (1841–1842), and Massachusetts State Representative (1836–1836)
Grandchild: Mary Ogden Abbott
Books: Argument of Hon. Josiah G. Abbott, in Behalf of the Petitioners Before the Joint Special Committee of the Legislature of Massachusetts, on the Petition of C. P. Talbot and Others, Praying for the Repeal of the Act of 1860 for the Removal of the Dam..., Argument of Hon. J.G. Abbott, Before the Committee on Railways and Canals, February 18, 1864, on the Petition of the Boston and Lowell Railroad for a Union with Certain Railroads in Massachusetts and New Hampshire: With the Evidence for the Petitioners, and Argument of Hon. Josiah G. Abbott: In Behalf of the Petitioners Before the Joint Special Committee of the Legislature of Massachusetts : on the Petition of C.P. Talbot and Others Praying for the Repeal of the Act of 1860, for the Removal of the Dam Across the Concord River at Billerica
Party: Democratic Party