Shirley Abbott (ambassador)
Shirley Abbott | |
|---|---|
 1984 | |
| Born | July 23, 1924 |
| Died | April 23, 2013 (aged 88) |
| Alma mater | Pacific University |
| Occupation | Optometrist |
| Political party | Republican Party |
Shirley Levoy "S.L." Abbott (July 23, 1924 – April 23, 2013) was an American businessman, rancher, politician, and ambassador.
Born in Fairview, Oklahoma, Abbott lived on a dairy farm in Minnesota with his family and then moved to El Paso, Texas. He served in the United States Army during World War II. He received his bachelor and optometrist degrees from Pacific University. He then practiced optometry in El Paso and was a rancher. He served in the Texas House of Representatives as a Republican 1977–1978.[1] Abbott had asked the Reagan administration to appoint him as United States Ambassador to Belize. Instead, the administration tried to nominate him as United States Ambassador to Guyana, but the nomination was withdrawn.[2] Finally, in 1983, Abbott was appointed United States Ambassador to Lesotho by President Ronald Reagan. Abbott died from complications of congestive heart failure in Coronado, California at age 88.[3][4][5]
Notes
[edit]- ^ "Abbott". PoliticalGraveyard.com. Archived from the original on August 22, 2017. Retrieved March 19, 2018.
- ^ Farnsworth, Clyde H. (April 20, 1984). "Foreign Service; Can Just About Anyone be a Good Ambassador?". The New York Times.
- ^ Borunda, Daniel (April 23, 2013). "'Former US Ambassador Shirley L. Abbott Dies at 88". El Paso Times. Archived from the original on June 29, 2013. Retrieved April 25, 2013.
- ^ Texas Legislators:Past and Present-Shirley L. Abbott
- ^ "Obituary - Shirley Abbott". El Paso Times. April 27, 2013. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved March 19, 2018.
- 1924 births
- 2013 deaths
- People from Major County, Oklahoma
- People from El Paso, Texas
- Pacific University alumni
- Military personnel from Oklahoma
- Businesspeople from Texas
- Republican Party members of the Texas House of Representatives
- Ambassadors of the United States to Lesotho
- Ranchers from Texas
- American optometrists
- United States Army personnel of World War II
- 20th-century American businesspeople
- Politicians from Oklahoma
- 20th-century members of the Texas Legislature