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'''Nathan Abbott''' (1854 – January 4, 1941) was an [[United States|American]] lawyer and law teacher of distinction.
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'''Nathan D. Abbott''' (11 July 1854 &ndash; 4 January 1941) was an American [[lawyer]] from the [[U.S. state]] of [[Maine]]. He was the co-founder of [[Stanford Law School]], where he also served as its first [[Dean (education)|dean]].
Abbott was born in [[Norridgewock, Maine|Norridgewock]], [[Maine]], the son of Abiel Abbott. He was educated at [[Yale College]], graduating in 1877, and studied law in [[Boston University]]. After some years of practice in the city of [[Boston, Massachusetts|Boston]] he was invited to become [[Tappan Professor of Law]] in the [[University of Michigan]], and from that time on he devoted himself exclusively to legal scholarship and teaching. After a year at the University of Michigan, Professor Abbott was appointed Professor of Law in [[Northwestern University]] and two years later, in 1895, he became Professor of Law and [[Dean (education)|Dean]] of the Law School of [[Stanford University|Leland Stanford University]]. He held that position until 1907, after which time he was a member of the Law Faculty of [[Columbia University]], [[New York City]]. He was a legal scholar of wide reputation and a recognized authority on the English and American Law of Real Property.

== Personal life and education ==
Abbott was born in [[Norridgewock, Maine]], the son of Abiel Abbott and Sarah Smith Abbott on 11 July 1854. He studied in Norridgewock public schools until the age of 16. That year, in 1870, he moved to [[Andover, Massachusetts|Andover]], [[Massachusetts]] to study at [[Phillips Academy]]. After three years there, in 1873 he was admitted to [[Yale College]], from which he graduated with a [[Bachelor of Arts]] in 1877.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://www.law.umich.edu/historyandtraditions/faculty/Faculty_Lists/Alpha_Faculty/Pages/Nathan_Abbott.aspx|title=Nathan Abbott|website=www.law.umich.edu|access-date=2020-04-29}}</ref> At Yale, he was a member of [[Scroll and Key]] secret society and [[Psi Upsilon]] fraternity.<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=WyLOAAAAMAAJ&q=abbott|title=The Yale Banner|date=1876|language=en}}</ref>

His legal education consisted of a mixture of [[reading law]] at his father's practice in [[Boston]] as well as attending [[Boston University School of Law]]. He graduated from the latter in 1883 with a [[Bachelor of Laws]] (LL.B.). On April 23, 1884 he married Frances Field.<ref name=":0" />

==Career==
Abbott practiced law in Boston for about seven years, until 1891, when he accepted a position to teach law at the [[University of Michigan]], but he held that position for only one year when he resigned to accept a professorship of law in [[Northwestern University]].<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1">{{Cite web|url=https://law.stanford.edu/stanford-lawyer/articles/nathan-abbott-a-man-no-different-from-todays-law-professor-in-some-ways/|title=Nathan Abbott: A Man No Different from Today's Law Professor… In Some Ways|website=Stanford Law School|date=August 1973 |language=en|access-date=2020-04-29}}</ref>

After teaching at Northwestern for just two years, in 1895 Abbott was asked to form a Department of Law at [[Stanford University]] by its then-President, [[David Starr Jordan]].{{citation needed|date=April 2020}} Upon his arrival, Stanford was suffering widespread financial cuts and layoffs as a result of a [[History of Stanford University#Early finances|dispute]] over the finances of Leland Stanford's estate as well as the economic fallout from the [[Panic of 1893]]. Abbott was forced to perform a wide array of unusual duties to begin work on his new law school, including building furniture for the school himself. The law school grew quickly during its formative years, reaching 100 students by the turn of the millennium.<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":2">{{Cite web|url=https://law.stanford.edu/stanford-lawyer/articles/the-early-years/|title=The Early Years|website=Stanford Law School|date=11 November 1993 |language=en|access-date=2020-04-29}}</ref> The department was also unique in that it accepted students regardless of race or gender; Abbott accepted students who were Hispanic, Chinese, Japanese, and female.<ref name=":2" /><ref>{{Cite book|last=Michigan|first=University of|url=https://archive.org/details/generalcatalogu01michgoog|page=[https://archive.org/details/generalcatalogu01michgoog/page/n26 14]|title=General Catalogue of Officers and Students, 1837-1901|date=1902|publisher=The University|language=en}}</ref>

Abbott was a personal friend to famous philosopher [[William James]], who, in fact, was visiting in Abbott's home during the [[1906 San Francisco earthquake]].<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":2" />

He led Stanford Law School until 1907, after which time he was a member of the law faculty of [[Columbia University]], [[New York City]]. He was a legal scholar of wide reputation and a recognized authority on the English and American Law of Real Property.<ref>{{Cite book|last=Hinsdale|first=Burke Aaron|title=History of the University of Michigan|publisher=University of Michigan|year=2016|isbn=978-1359050335}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|last=Oskison|first=John Milton|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=EscpDwAAQBAJ&q=nathan+abbott|title=Tales of the Old Indian Territory and Essays on the Indian Condition|date=2012|publisher=U of Nebraska Press|isbn=978-0-8032-3792-6|language=en}}</ref>

Abbott retired in 1922 around the age of 68. He died in 1941 due to complications from [[pyelonephritis]].<ref name=":1" />


==References==
==References==
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*[[Harlan Fiske Stone]], "Nathan Abbott". [[Columbia Law Review]], pp.&nbsp;577–78, April 1941.
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Latest revision as of 17:49, 3 June 2024

Nathan Abbott
1st Executive of Stanford Law School
In office
1895–1907
Succeeded byCharles Huberich
Personal details
Born(1854-07-11)July 11, 1854
Norridgewock, Maine, US
DiedJanuary 4, 1941(1941-01-04) (aged 86)
Spouse
Frances Abbott (née Field)
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​
(m. 1884; died 1924)​
Children2
Parent(s)Abdiel Abbott
Sarah Smith Abbott (née Davis)
EducationYale College (BA)
Boston University School of Law (LLB)

Nathan D. Abbott (11 July 1854 – 4 January 1941) was an American lawyer from the U.S. state of Maine. He was the co-founder of Stanford Law School, where he also served as its first dean.

Personal life and education

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Abbott was born in Norridgewock, Maine, the son of Abiel Abbott and Sarah Smith Abbott on 11 July 1854. He studied in Norridgewock public schools until the age of 16. That year, in 1870, he moved to Andover, Massachusetts to study at Phillips Academy. After three years there, in 1873 he was admitted to Yale College, from which he graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in 1877.[1] At Yale, he was a member of Scroll and Key secret society and Psi Upsilon fraternity.[2]

His legal education consisted of a mixture of reading law at his father's practice in Boston as well as attending Boston University School of Law. He graduated from the latter in 1883 with a Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.). On April 23, 1884 he married Frances Field.[1]

Career

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Abbott practiced law in Boston for about seven years, until 1891, when he accepted a position to teach law at the University of Michigan, but he held that position for only one year when he resigned to accept a professorship of law in Northwestern University.[1][3]

After teaching at Northwestern for just two years, in 1895 Abbott was asked to form a Department of Law at Stanford University by its then-President, David Starr Jordan.[citation needed] Upon his arrival, Stanford was suffering widespread financial cuts and layoffs as a result of a dispute over the finances of Leland Stanford's estate as well as the economic fallout from the Panic of 1893. Abbott was forced to perform a wide array of unusual duties to begin work on his new law school, including building furniture for the school himself. The law school grew quickly during its formative years, reaching 100 students by the turn of the millennium.[3][4] The department was also unique in that it accepted students regardless of race or gender; Abbott accepted students who were Hispanic, Chinese, Japanese, and female.[4][5]

Abbott was a personal friend to famous philosopher William James, who, in fact, was visiting in Abbott's home during the 1906 San Francisco earthquake.[3][4]

He led Stanford Law School until 1907, after which time he was a member of the law faculty of Columbia University, New York City. He was a legal scholar of wide reputation and a recognized authority on the English and American Law of Real Property.[6][7]

Abbott retired in 1922 around the age of 68. He died in 1941 due to complications from pyelonephritis.[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Nathan Abbott". www.law.umich.edu. Retrieved 2020-04-29.
  2. ^ The Yale Banner. 1876.
  3. ^ a b c d "Nathan Abbott: A Man No Different from Today's Law Professor… In Some Ways". Stanford Law School. August 1973. Retrieved 2020-04-29.
  4. ^ a b c "The Early Years". Stanford Law School. 11 November 1993. Retrieved 2020-04-29.
  5. ^ Michigan, University of (1902). General Catalogue of Officers and Students, 1837-1901. The University. p. 14.
  6. ^ Hinsdale, Burke Aaron (2016). History of the University of Michigan. University of Michigan. ISBN 978-1359050335.
  7. ^ Oskison, John Milton (2012). Tales of the Old Indian Territory and Essays on the Indian Condition. U of Nebraska Press. ISBN 978-0-8032-3792-6.


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