Gorham Dummer Abbott

Gorham Dummer Abbott (September 3, 1807 – August 3, 1874) was an American clergyman, educator, and author. He was a significant figure in the movement to supply schools with textbooks, libraries, and educational journals.

Gorham Dummer Abbott
BornSeptember 3, 1807
Hallowell, Maine
DiedAugust 3, 1874(1874-08-03) (aged 66)
South Natick, Massachusetts
Occupationclergyman, educator, author
NationalityAmerican
SpouseRebecca S. Leach
ParentsJacob and Betsey Abbott

Early life and education

He was born in Hallowell, Maine,[1] to Jacob and Betsey Abbott. In 1826, he graduated from Bowdoin College, and later attended Andover Theological Seminary were also graduated in 1831.[2] Starting in 1831, together with his brother Jacob Abbott, conducted the Mount Vernon School for Girls in Boston, Massachusetts. He left the school in 1833, and married Rebecca S. Leach on February 11, 1834.

Career

He was ordained a minister in the Presbyterian Church in 1837, and served as the pastor of the Presbyterian Church of New Rochelle, New York from 1837 through 1841. Beginning in 1841, he served with the literary department of the American Tract Society, a position he kept until 1843, when he went to New York City to found a new girls' school. He took 40 of the students from this school and established the Spingler Institute for Girls in New York, which received significant endowments from Americans and Europeans through 1870. He also was a significant influence on Matthew Vassar in the matter of education of women. In 1870, he retired to South Natick, Massachusetts, where he died in 1874.[2]

Publication

He was the author of several books, including:

  • The Family at Home: or, Familiar Illustrations of the Various Domestic Duties (1834) and
  • Mexico and the United States, Their Mutual Relations and Common Interests (1869).[3]

References
  • Who Was Who in America, Historical Volume, 1607-1896. Chicago: Marquis Who's Who, 1963.

Notes
  1. New International Encyclopedia
  2. Johnson, Rossiter, ed. (1906). "Abbott, Gorham Dummer". The Biographical Dictionary of America. 1. Boston: American Biographical Society. p. 27. Retrieved 17 October 2020. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  3. Gorham Dummer Abbott (1869). Mexico, and the United States; Their Mutual Relations and Common Interests ... With Portraits ... and ... Maps. Google Books. New York.


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