Abbott, Leon M., 1867-1932
Parallel Names
- Abbott, Leon Martin, 1867-1932
Biography
Leon Martin Abbott (1867-1932) was a prominent and influential Freemason, lawyer, and philanthropist. He was born on August 28, 1867, to Joseph Brown Abbott (1835-1892) and Lydia Cole Martin (1838-1893). Educated in Keene, New Hampshire, he attended the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and graduated from Harvard Law School in 1891. Abbott practiced law in Boston, turning down offers of judgeships and political office to remain a private citizen. He became Sovereign Grand Commander of the Scottish Rite, Northern Masonic Jurisdiction, upon the retirement of Barton Smith in 1921 and held the position until 1932.
Abbott married Florence May Tallman (1866-1949) in 1894. They had no children. At age sixty-five, Abbott died suddenly from a heart attack on October 10, 1932. He was buried with his parents and his wife at Greenlawn Cemetery in Keene, New Hampshire. After his death, he willed much of his estate to the Supreme Council.
Occupations
- Sovereign Grand Commander, Northern Masonic Jurisdiction of the Scottish Rite -- Date: 1921 - 1932
Found in 19 Collections and/or Records:
33° active member certificate issued to Leon Martin Abbott by Scottish Rite, Northern Masonic Jurisdiction, 1906 September 23
33° active member certificate issued by the Supreme Council for the Northern Masonic Jurisdiction to Leon Martin Abbott, dated September 23, 1909. Abbott served as Sovereign Grand Commander for the Northern Masonic Jurisdiction's Supreme Council from 1921-1932.
33° honorary member certificate issued to Leon Martin Abbott by the Supreme Council for the Northern Masonic Jurisdiction, 1906 September 18
Honorary 33° member certificate issued by the Supreme Council for the Northern Masonic Jurisdiction to Leon Martin Abbott, dated September 18, 1906. Abbott served as Sovereign Grand Commander for the Northern Masonic Jurisdiction's Supreme Council from 1921-1932.
[Abbott, Leon M. Correspondence], 1931-1932
Correspondence to and from former Sovereign Grand Commander Leon M. Abbott.
Abbott, Will [Will of Leon M. Abbott], 1932-1933
Abbott's will contained significant bequests to various Masonic organizations.
[Arnstein, Henry], 1928
Correspondence between Leon M. Abbott and Dr. Henry Arnstein of Pennsylvania.
Banquet in honor of Ill. Bro. Leon M. Abbot, Sovereign Grand Commander, 1925 September 16
Program for banquet in honor of Leon M. Abbott,Sovereign Grand Commander of the Supreme Council, 33°, at the William Penn Hotel, on Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. It was dated Sept. 16 1925.
Correspondence, Various Sovereign Grand Commanders, 1928-1933
Miscellaneous correspondence of Leon Abbott, Frederic B. Stevens (Acting) and Melvin Maynard Johnson.
[Cuba] [1], 1926-1934
Correspondence with members of the Supreme Council of Cuba. Includes correspondence with Leon Abbott.