Background
Abbott, Joseph Florence was born on March 3, 1888 in Clarksville, Tennessee, United States. Son of Florence F. and Elizabeth (Boillin) Abbott.
Abbott, Joseph Florence was born on March 3, 1888 in Clarksville, Tennessee, United States. Son of Florence F. and Elizabeth (Boillin) Abbott.
Graduate Saint Mary’s College. Law study, Georgetown University, 1907-1911.
Admitted to District of Columbia Bar, 1912, and began practice at Washington. General counsel American Sugar Refining Company, 1926-1929, president, 1929-1953, director, since 1929, Chairman of the Board, 1953-1957. Director American Express Company, Emigrant Industrial Savings Bank.
Served as Lieutenant Field Artillery, United States Army, World War I. Clubs: Round Hill (Greenwich, Connecticut).
Married Laura C. Griswold, June 5, 1920. Children: Charles Griswold, Joseph Alan.