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{{Short description|American politician}}
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| state1              =[[Massachusetts]]
| district1           =[[Massachusetts's 3rd congressional district|3rd]]
| term_start1         =March 4, 1843
| term_end1           =March 3, 1849
| preceded1           =[[Caleb Cushing]]
| succeeded1          =[[James H. Duncan]]
| office2             =Member of the [[Massachusetts House of Representatives]]
| term2               =1835–1837
| term3               =1843
| office4             =Member of the [[Massachusetts Senate]]
| term4               =1840–1842
| birth_date          =September 10, 1786
| birth_place         =[[Andover, Massachusetts]]
| death_date          =November 2, 1868 (aged 82)
| death_place         =[[Andover, Massachusetts]]
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| party               =[[Whig Party (United States)|Whig]]
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'''Amos Abbott''' (September 10, 1786, [[Andover, Massachusetts]] – November 2, 1868, [[Andover, Massachusetts]]) was a [[United States Congressman]] from [[Massachusetts]].

Son of Jeduthan Abbott (1749–1810) and Hannah Poor (1754–1823), he was born in Andover, Massachusetts. He Married Ester Mackey West (1793-1850) on December 6, 1812.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Amos Abbott |url=https://sites.rootsmagic.com/colonialgenealogy/individual.php?p=9347 |access-date=2025-07-27 |website=sites.rootsmagic.com}}</ref> They had two children Alfred Amos Abbott, and Elizabeth Amos Abbott.

He was educated locally and attended [[Bradford College (United States)|Bradford Academy]]. He worked as a merchant, a highway surveyor, a market clerk, town clerk, town treasurer, a member of the school committee, a business executive. In 1833, he was one of the founders of the Boston & Portland railway, which later changed its name to the [[Boston & Maine Railroad]], and served as its director from 1834 to 1841.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Kestenbaum |first=Lawrence |date=2025-02-17 |title=The Political Graveyard: Index to Politicians: Abbott |url=https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/abbott.html |access-date=2025-07-27 |website=politicalgraveyard.com}}</ref> He was a member of the [[Massachusetts House of Representatives]] from 1835 to 1837 and in 1843. He was a member of the [[Massachusetts Senate]] from 1840 to 1842.

Abbott was elected as a [[United States Whig Party|Whig]] to the [[United States Congress]], serving from March 4, 1843, to March 3, 1849.

Following his term in Congress, he returned to his earlier mercantile activities and served as the postmaster in Andover, where he died, aged 82.

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== External links ==
* {{cite BDA1906 |wstitle= Abbot, Amos |volume= 1 |page= 22 |short=1}}
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