Richard Abbay | |
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Member of the
Mississippi Senate from the 34th district | |
In office January 1900 – January 1904 | |
Member of the
Mississippi House of Representatives from the Tunica County district | |
In office January 1896 – January 1900 | |
In office January 1888 – January 1892 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Davidson County, Tennessee | June 9, 1838
Died | June 5, 1919 Commerce, Mississippi | (aged 80)
Political party | Democrat |
Richard Felix Abbay (June 9, 1838 - June 5, 1919) was an American politician and planter and a Democratic Mississippi state legislator in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
Richard Felix Abbay was born in Davidson County, Tennessee, on June 9, 1838. [1] [2] He was the son of Richard, a planter, and Mary (Compton) Abbay. [1] Abbay was raised in Mississippi, and received his early education in Tennessee. [1] [2] He graduated from Cumberland University in 1858. [1] He then had to go to Cuba due to poor health. [1] He was able to return to New Orleans on the last ship to enter the port before the Union blockade, the Habana. [1] After returning, Richard joined the Confederate States Army, but, after briefly serving, he had to return home (to Tunica County, Mississippi) after suffering a stroke of paralysis. [1]
Abbay read law under General James R. Chalmers and was admitted to the Tennessee bar in 1867. [1] [2] After four years, he stopped practicing law to focus on his family plantation in Tunica County, Mississippi. [1] [3] Abbay was first elected to the Mississippi House of Representatives, representing Tunica County as a Democrat in 1887 for the 1888-1890 term. [1] [4] He was re-elected (in 1889) for the 1890-1892 term. [1] Abbay also served on the 1890 Mississippi Constitutional Convention. [1] Abbay served again in the House from 1896 to 1900. [4] [5] He was elected to the Mississippi State Senate in 1899 to represent the 34th district, which composed of Mississippi's Coahoma, Quitman, and Tunica counties, from 1900 to 1904. [3] [6]
Abbay died at his home in Commerce, Mississippi, [7] on June 5, 1919. [2]
Richard Abbay | |
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Member of the
Mississippi Senate from the 34th district | |
In office January 1900 – January 1904 | |
Member of the
Mississippi House of Representatives from the Tunica County district | |
In office January 1896 – January 1900 | |
In office January 1888 – January 1892 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Davidson County, Tennessee | June 9, 1838
Died | June 5, 1919 Commerce, Mississippi | (aged 80)
Political party | Democrat |
Richard Felix Abbay (June 9, 1838 - June 5, 1919) was an American politician and planter and a Democratic Mississippi state legislator in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
Richard Felix Abbay was born in Davidson County, Tennessee, on June 9, 1838. [1] [2] He was the son of Richard, a planter, and Mary (Compton) Abbay. [1] Abbay was raised in Mississippi, and received his early education in Tennessee. [1] [2] He graduated from Cumberland University in 1858. [1] He then had to go to Cuba due to poor health. [1] He was able to return to New Orleans on the last ship to enter the port before the Union blockade, the Habana. [1] After returning, Richard joined the Confederate States Army, but, after briefly serving, he had to return home (to Tunica County, Mississippi) after suffering a stroke of paralysis. [1]
Abbay read law under General James R. Chalmers and was admitted to the Tennessee bar in 1867. [1] [2] After four years, he stopped practicing law to focus on his family plantation in Tunica County, Mississippi. [1] [3] Abbay was first elected to the Mississippi House of Representatives, representing Tunica County as a Democrat in 1887 for the 1888-1890 term. [1] [4] He was re-elected (in 1889) for the 1890-1892 term. [1] Abbay also served on the 1890 Mississippi Constitutional Convention. [1] Abbay served again in the House from 1896 to 1900. [4] [5] He was elected to the Mississippi State Senate in 1899 to represent the 34th district, which composed of Mississippi's Coahoma, Quitman, and Tunica counties, from 1900 to 1904. [3] [6]
Abbay died at his home in Commerce, Mississippi, [7] on June 5, 1919. [2]