Background
Abbott, SHirley LEvoy was born on July 23, 1924 in Fairview, Oklahoma, United States. Son of Aaron Floyd and Vera (Goodwin) Abbott.
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Abbott, SHirley LEvoy was born on July 23, 1924 in Fairview, Oklahoma, United States. Son of Aaron Floyd and Vera (Goodwin) Abbott.
Bachelor of Science, Pacific University, 1952. Doctor of Optometry, Pacific University, 1953.
Born in Fairview, Oklahoma, Abbott lived on a dairy farm in Minnesota with his family and then moved to El Paso, Texas. He served in the United States Army during World World War World War II He received his bachelor and optometrist degrees from Pacific University. He then practiced optometry in El Paso and was a rancher.
He served in the Texas House of Representatives as a Republican 1977-1978.
In 1983, Abbott was appointed United States Ambassador to Lesotho by President Ronald Reagan. Abbott died in Coronado, California.
Regional administrator American Revolution Bicentennial Administration, 1973-1976.
Married Arline Emma Beahler, May 5, 1945. 1 child, Alan Roy.