John True Abbott (1850 – March 8, 1914) was an American diplomat and lawyer who served as the United States Ambassador to Colombia from 1889 to 1893.
Biography Born in Keene, New Hampshire, he was the son of Rev. Stephen G. and Sarah Burbank (Cheney) Abbott, and he married Alice E. Merriman in 1874. Abbott was educated at Bates College, and read law.
As an attorney, he served as city solicitor and counsel to the Santo Domingo Development Company. He was nominated as Minister to Colombia in 1889, and served to 1893."John T. Abbott Dead: Former Minister to Colombia Dies After Long Illness", New York Times, March 9, 1914. He is interred at the Woodland Cemetery in Keene, N.H.
See also List of Bates College people
References
External links Profile, Politicalgraveyard.com. Accessed March 28, 2024. City of Nashua, New Hampshire