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Leon Abbett, the Glossary

Leon Abbett (October 8, 1836December 4, 1894) was an American Democratic Party politician and lawyer who served two nonconsecutive terms as the 26th Governor of New Jersey from 1884 to 1887 and 1890 to 1893.^[1]

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American political bosses from New Jersey
Deaths from diabetes in New Jersey
Democratic Party governors of New Jersey
Presbyterians from Pennsylvania

Abraham Lincoln

Abraham Lincoln (February 12, 1809 – April 15, 1865) was an American lawyer, politician, and statesman who served as the 16th president of the United States from 1861 until his assassination in 1865.

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American Philosophical Society

The American Philosophical Society (APS) is an American scholarly organization and learned society founded in 1743 in Philadelphia that promotes knowledge in the humanities and natural sciences through research, professional meetings, publications, library resources, and community outreach.

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Brooklyn

Brooklyn is a borough of New York City.

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Central High School (Philadelphia)

Central High School is a public high school in the Logan"." Philadelphia City Planning Commission.

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Clark Thread Company Historic District

The Clark Thread Company Historic District, located at 900 Passaic Avenue, East Newark, Hudson County, New Jersey, United States, is a large mill complex.

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Copperhead (politics)

In the 1860s, the Copperheads, also known as Peace Democrats, were a faction of the Democratic Party in the Union who opposed the American Civil War and wanted an immediate peace settlement with the Confederates.

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Democratic Party (United States)

The Democratic Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States.

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Diabetes

Diabetes mellitus, often known simply as diabetes, is a group of common endocrine diseases characterized by sustained high blood sugar levels.

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Edward Burd Grubb Jr.

Edward Burd Grubb Jr. (known as E. Burd Grubb) (November 13, 1841 – July 7, 1913) was a Union Army colonel and regimental commander in the American Civil War.

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Elizabeth, New Jersey

Elizabeth is a city in and the county seat of Union County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.

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Freemasonry

Freemasonry or Masonry refers to fraternal organisations that trace their origins to the local guilds of stonemasons that, from the end of the 14th century, regulated the qualifications of stonemasons and their interaction with authorities and clients.

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George B. McClellan

George Brinton McClellan (December 3, 1826 – October 29, 1885) was an American military officer and politician who served as the 24th governor of New Jersey and as Commanding General of the United States Army from November 1861 to March 1862. Leon Abbett and George B. McClellan are Democratic Party governors of New Jersey and politicians from Philadelphia.

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George C. Ludlow

George Craig Ludlow (April 6, 1830 – December 18, 1900) was an American Democratic Party politician, who served as the 25th governor of New Jersey from 1881 to 1884. Leon Abbett and George C. Ludlow are 19th-century New Jersey politicians, Democratic Party New Jersey state senators, Democratic Party governors of New Jersey, Democratic Party members of the New Jersey General Assembly, Justices of the Supreme Court of New Jersey and presidents of the New Jersey Senate.

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George Theodore Werts

George Theodore Werts (March 24, 1846January 17, 1910) was an American attorney, judge, and Democratic Party politician who served as the 28th governor of New Jersey from 1893 to 1896. Leon Abbett and George Theodore Werts are 19th-century New Jersey politicians, Democratic Party New Jersey state senators, Democratic Party governors of New Jersey and presidents of the New Jersey Senate.

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Governor of New Jersey

The governor of New Jersey is the head of government of the U.S. state of New Jersey.

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Green-Wood Cemetery

Green-Wood Cemetery is a cemetery in the western portion of Brooklyn, New York City.

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Hatmaking

Hat-making or millinery is the design, manufacture and sale of hats and other headwear.

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Henry George

Henry George (September 2, 1839 – October 29, 1897) was an American political economist and journalist. Leon Abbett and Henry George are Burials at Green-Wood Cemetery.

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Hoboken, New Jersey

Hoboken (Unami: Hupokàn) is a city in Hudson County in the U.S. state of New Jersey.

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Hudson County, New Jersey

Hudson County is the smallest and most densely populated county in the U.S. state of New Jersey.

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Ignatius L. Donnelly

Ignatius Loyola Donnelly (November 3, 1831 – January 1, 1901) was an American Congressman, populist writer, and fringe scientist. Leon Abbett and Ignatius L. Donnelly are Central High School (Philadelphia) alumni and politicians from Philadelphia.

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Jersey City, New Jersey

Jersey City is the second-most populous, New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development.

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John P. Stockton

John Potter Stockton (August 2, 1826January 22, 1900) was a New Jersey politician who served in the United States Senate as a Democrat.

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John R. McPherson

John Rhoderic McPherson (May 9, 1833October 8, 1897) was an American businessman, inventor, and Democratic politician who represented New Jersey in the United States Senate for three terms from 1877 to 1895. Leon Abbett and John R. McPherson are 19th-century New Jersey politicians and Democratic Party New Jersey state senators.

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Jonathan Dixon (judge)

Jonathan Dixon (July 6, 1839 – May 21, 1906) was an American jurist and Republican party politician from New Jersey. Leon Abbett and Jonathan Dixon (judge) are Justices of the Supreme Court of New Jersey.

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Kearny, New Jersey

Kearny is a town in the western part of Hudson County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey, and a suburb of Newark.

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Legum Doctor

Legum Doctor (LL.D.) or, in English, Doctor of Laws, is a doctorate-level academic degree in law or an honorary degree, depending on the jurisdiction.

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List of governors of New Jersey

The governor of New Jersey is the head of government of New Jersey and the commander-in-chief of the state's military forces.

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Mauricetown, New Jersey

Mauricetown (pronounced "Morristown") is a census-designated place and unincorporated community that is part of Commercial Township in Cumberland County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.

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National Governors Association

The National Governors Association (NGA) is an American political organization founded in 1908.

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New Jersey General Assembly

The New Jersey General Assembly is the lower house of the New Jersey Legislature.

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New Jersey Senate

The New Jersey Senate is the upper house of the New Jersey Legislature by the Constitution of 1844, replacing the Legislative Council.

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New Jersey State Library

The New Jersey State Library, based in Trenton, New Jersey, was established in 1796 to serve the information needs of New Jersey's Governor, Legislature and Judiciary.

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New Jersey State Police

The New Jersey State Police (NJSP) is the official state police force of the U.S. state of New Jersey.

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New York City

New York, often called New York City (to distinguish it from New York State) or NYC, is the most populous city in the United States.

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Orestes Cleveland

Orestes Cleveland (March 2, 1829 – March 30, 1896) was an American manufacturer and Democratic Party politician who represented for two terms from 1869 to 1871, and served two separate stints as Mayor of Jersey City. Leon Abbett and Orestes Cleveland are 19th-century New Jersey politicians.

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Philadelphia

Philadelphia, colloquially referred to as Philly, is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania and the sixth-most populous city in the nation, with a population of 1,603,797 in the 2020 census.

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Pinkerton (detective agency)

Pinkerton is a private security guard and detective agency established around 1850 in the United States by Scottish-born American cooper Allan Pinkerton and Chicago attorney Edward Rucker as the North-Western Police Agency, which later became Pinkerton & Co. and finally the Pinkerton National Detective Agency.

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Rahway, New Jersey

Rahway is a city in southern Union County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.

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Reconstruction era

The Reconstruction era was a period in United States history following the American Civil War, dominated by the legal, social, and political challenges of abolishing slavery and reintegrating the eleven former Confederate States of America into the United States.

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Robert Gilchrist (mayor)

Robert Gilchrist was the eighth mayor of Jersey City in New Jersey. Leon Abbett and Robert Gilchrist (mayor) are 19th-century New Jersey politicians.

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Robert S. Green

Robert Stockton Green (March 25, 1831 – May 7, 1895) was an American Democratic Party politician, who was the 27th governor of New Jersey from 1887 to 1890. Leon Abbett and Robert S. Green are Burials at Green-Wood Cemetery, Democratic Party governors of New Jersey and new Jersey state court judges.

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Rufus Blodgett

Rufus Blodgett (October 9, 1834October 3, 1910) was a United States senator from New Jersey and Superintendent of the New York & Long Branch Railroad for 25 years. Leon Abbett and Rufus Blodgett are 19th-century New Jersey politicians.

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Spoils system

In politics and government, a spoils system (also known as a patronage system) is a practice in which a political party, after winning an election, gives government jobs to its supporters, friends (cronyism), and relatives (nepotism) as a reward for working toward victory, and as an incentive to keep working for the party—as opposed to a merit system, where offices are awarded or promoted on the basis of some measure of merit, independent of political activity.

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Supreme Court of New Jersey

The Supreme Court of New Jersey is the highest court in the U.S. state of New Jersey.

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Theodore F. Randolph

Theodore Fitz Randolph (June 24, 1826November 7, 1883) was an American attorney, businessman, and politician who served as the 22nd governor of New Jersey from 1869 to 1872 and represented the state in the United States Senate from 1875 to 1881. Leon Abbett and Theodore F. Randolph are 19th-century New Jersey politicians, Democratic Party New Jersey state senators, Democratic Party governors of New Jersey and Democratic Party members of the New Jersey General Assembly.

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William J. Sewell

William Joyce Sewell (December 6, 1835 – December 27, 1901) was an American Republican Party politician, merchant, and military officer who served as a U.S. Senator from New Jersey for two non-consecutive terms from 1881 to 1887 and 1895 until his death in 1901. Leon Abbett and William J. Sewell are presidents of the New Jersey Senate.

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1883 New Jersey gubernatorial election

The 1883 New Jersey gubernatorial election was held on November 6, 1883.

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1889 New Jersey gubernatorial election

The 1889 New Jersey gubernatorial election was held on November 5, 1889.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leon_Abbett

Leon Abbett, the Glossary

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American political bosses from New Jersey

Deaths from diabetes in New Jersey

Democratic Party governors of New Jersey

Presbyterians from Pennsylvania

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