Percy Abbott
Politician
1869 – 1940
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Who was Percy Abbott?
Percy Phipps Abbott CMG was an Australian soldier, politician and solicitor. Born in Hobart, Tasmania, to John William Abbott and Mary Ann, née Phipps, he was educated at The Hutchins School in Hobart and in 1889 was sent to Sydney as an assistant to a solicitor called Thomas Creswell. He was admitted to the practice in 1894. He was an active man and participated in rowing and cricket, and also enrolled as a special constable during the wharf labourers' strike of 1891.
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- Born
- May 14, 1869
Hobart - Nationality
- Australia
- Profession
- Lived in
- Hobart
- Died
- Sep 9, 1940
Tamworth
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on July 23, 2013
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