Joseph Abbott

Democrat Representative of Texas's 6th district

Congresses Served

House Terms

January 15, 1840 (68 years old)

Birthday

February 11, 1908

Death

Born in Morgan County, Alabama, and moved to Texas in 1853.
Served as a first lieutenant in the Confederate Army during the American Civil War, where he was wounded.
Became a lawyer after the war, starting his legal practice in Springfield, Texas, and later in Hillsboro, Texas.
Elected to the Texas House of Representatives from 1870 to 1873.
Appointed as a district judge in the Twenty-Eighth judicial district and later elected to a full term.
Elected to the United States House of Representatives in 1886, serving until 1897.
Returned to his legal career after leaving Congress.
Married Rowena Sturgis in 1868.