List of United States Political Families (A) - The Abbotts and Cheneys

The Abbotts and Cheneys

  • Person Colby Cheney (1828–1901), New Hampshire State Representative 1853–1854, Mayor of Manchester, New Hampshire 1871; Governor of New Hampshire 1875–1877; U.S. Senator from New Hampshire 1886–1887; delegate to the Republican National Convention 1888; Republican National Committeeman 1888–1900; U.S. Minister to Switzerland 1892–1893. Brother of Elias H. Cheney.
  • Elias H. Cheney (1832–1924), New Hampshire State Representative 1867, New Hampshire State Senator 1885–1886, U.S. Consul in Matanzas, Cuba 1892–1894; U.S. Consul in La Paz, Bolivia 1895; U.S. Consul in Curaçao 1899–1914. Brother of Person Colby Cheney.
    • John T. Abbott (1850–1914), U.S. Minister to Colombia 1889–1893, Judge of the New Hampshire Probate Court 1894–1899. Nephew of Person Colby Cheney.

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