Edwin Milton Abbott (June 4, 1877 - November 8, 1940) was an American poet and lawyer.[1]
Edwin Milton Abbott (1877-1940) in 1919. Courtesy Strangers to Us All: Lawyers and poetry.
Life[]
Youth and education[]
Abbott was born on June 4, 1877 in Philadelphia.[1]
He attended Central High School and the University of Pennsylvania.[2]
He graduated from the University of Pennsylvania Law School, earning his LL.B. degree in 1896, and was admitted to the bar.[1]
Career[]
Abbott served as counsel for Philadelphia's Director of Public Safety and handled liquor violations during Prohibition.[1]
He was elected to the state legislature, where he served a year,[1] 1911-1912.[2]
In 1913 he was appointed as secretary of the American Institute of Criminal Law and Criminology. He served as chairman of the Commission on the Revision of Criminal Laws in the State of Pennsylvania, 1912–1915 and 1917–1923.[2]
From 1931 to 1935, he worked as an attorney with the Pennsylvania State Department of Justice.[1]
Abbott lived his entire life in Philadelphia. He was an avid golfer.[1]
Writing[]
Abbott's poetry appeared in several anthologies, including: Principal Poets of the World (1937, 1932); Poetical Favorites—Yours and Mine (1911); Modern Troubadours (1936); Pennsylvania Poets (1936); In the Realm of Poesy (1936); Paebar (1937); and the Yearbook of Contemporary Poetry (1937).[1]
Publications[]
Poetry[]
- Thoughts in Verse. Boston: Cornhill, 1922.
Non-fiction[]
- The Law and Religion. Philadelphia: Dorrance, 1938.
Edited[]
- The Bench and Bar of Philadelphia: Past and present. Philadelphia: Marcus-Mayer. [n.d.]
Except where noted, bibliographical information courtesy Strangers to Us All: Lawyers and poetry.[1]
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External links[]
- About
- Edwin Milton Abbott at Strangers to Us All: Lawyers and poetry
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