The Biographical Dictionary of America/Abbott, John Hammill

ABBOTT, John Hammill, physician, was born in Fall River, Mass., Aug. 11, 1848, son of James and Catharine (Henry) Abbott. He was educated in the public schools; the Providence conference seminary, East Greenwich, R.I., and at Fruit Hill seminary, North Providence, R.I. He served in the U.S. signal corps during the civil war, 1861-65, getting his discharge as sergeant, and was apothecary on board the U.S. monitor Saugus, 1868-69. He was graduated at Jefferson Medical college, Philadelphia, Pa., in 1872; practised medicine at Centerville. R.I., 1872-73 and at Fall River, Mass., from 1873. He served as colonel and assistant quartermaster-general on the staff of Gov. Oliver Ames of Massachusetts for three years; and was a delegate to the Republican national conventions at Chicago, Ill., and Minneapolis, Minn. He was married April 27, 1878, to Lizzie Reynolds of St. John, Newfoundland.