Othman A. Abbott
{{short description|American politician}}
{{Infobox officeholder
|name=Othman Ali Abbott
|image=Othman A Abbott (prior to 1920).jpg
|imagesize=220px
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|caption= Abbot prior to 1920
|order=1st Lieutenant Governor of Nebraska
|term_start=1877
|term_end=1879
|governor=Silas Garber
|predecessor = Position established
|successor = Edmund C. Carns
|birth_date = {{Birth date|1842|09|19}}
|birth_place = Hatley, Quebec, Canada
|death_date = {{Death date and age|1935|06|24|1842|09|19}}
|death_place = Grand Island, Nebraska, US
|constituency =
|party = Republican
|spouse = Elizabeth M. Griffin (m. 1873)
|children = Othman A. Jr. (1874–1954)
Edith (1876–1957)
Grace (1878–1939)
Arthur Griffin (1880–1969)
|profession=
|religion=
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Othman Ali Abbott (September 19, 1842 – June 24, 1935) was the first lieutenant governor of Nebraska, United States, serving from 1877 to 1879 while Silas Garber was Governor.Buechler, A.F. & Barr, R.J. (eds.). [https://books.google.com/books?id=aIwUAAAAYAAJ&dq=man%20a.%20abbott&pg=PA565 History of Hall County, Nebraska], p.565-67 (1920)
Biography
Abbott was born on September 19, 1842, in Hatley, Quebec, Canada to Abiel B. and Sarah (Young) Abbott. The family moved to DeKalb County, Illinois, when he was about 8,Costin, Lela B. [https://books.google.com/books?id=ulnyDFP3pLsC&q=othman&pg=PA5 Two Sisters for Social Justice: A Biography of Grace and Edith Abbott], p. 3-5 (2003) ({{ISBN|978-0252071553}}) and Abbott attended high school in Belvidere. At the start of the Civil War in 1861 he enlisted, and served until 1865 eventually attaining the rank of first lieutenant.Davenport, Edward A. (ed.) [https://books.google.com/books?id=s54vAAAAYAAJ&dq=Othman+A.+Abbott&pg=PA314 History of the Ninth Regiment Illinois Cavalry Volunteers], p. 314 (1888) He began to study law while in the Army and after returning to Belvidere completed those studies and obtained admission to the bar in 1867. Soon after this, he moved to Grand Island, Nebraska. He became active in Nebraska politics, and was chosen to complete an unexpired term in the state senate in 1872.
In 1876 he was elected as the first lieutenant governor for Nebraska, and served one two-year term in that position.(4 October 1876). [https://www.nytimes.com/1876/10/04/archives/notes-of-the-campaign.html Notes of the campaign], The New York Times (reporting Abbott's nomination as candidate for the Republicans)Morton, J. Sterling et al. (eds.) [https://books.google.com/books?id=u1JKAAAAYAAJ&dq=Illustrated+history+of+Nebraska+othman&pg=PA576 Illustrated history of Nebraska, Vol. 1], p.575-76 (1907)
Abbott and his wife Elizabeth were married on February 9, 1873, and subsequently had four children; Othman A. Jr., Edith, Grace, and Arthur G. Grace and Edith became well-known social workers.Herrick, John M. & Stuart, Paul H. [https://books.google.com/books?id=2t-f8dedRuUC&q=Abbott&pg=PA3 Encyclopedia of social welfare history in North America], p. 1-4 (2005) ({{ISBN|978-0761925842}}) (Othman's wife, as well as Edith and Grace, have been inducted into the Women of Nebraska Hall of Fame.)
Abbott continued to practice law and trade and live in Grand Island, where he died on June 24, 1935.{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20061206071606/http://www.nebraskahistory.org/lib-arch/research/manuscripts/family/abbottfam.htm Abbott Family]}}, Nebraska State Historical Society (Retrieved January 11, 2010)
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Category:Lieutenant governors of Nebraska
Category:Republican Party Nebraska state senators
Category:Emigrants from pre-Confederation Quebec to the United States
Category:People from DeKalb County, Illinois
Category:Politicians from Grand Island, Nebraska