Later Life
Abbott sold his firm in 1932 to his eldest son and retired to Tamworth. Unable to settle into a quiet retirement, he established a new practice, and was a member of the Union and Civic clubs in Sydney. When he died on 9 September 1940 of asthmatic bronchitis and heart failure, he left his wife and four children (three sons and a daughter) with a huge amount of debt (around ₤16,611).
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