Benjamin Vaughan Abbott

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Benjamin Vaughan Abbott (June 4, 1830 – February 17, 1890) was an American lawyer and author noted for his efforts in drawing up the New York penal code. He was the son of Jacob Abbott.

Biography

He was born in Boston, Massachusetts, and graduated from New York University in 1850, and Harvard Law School in 1851. He was admitted to the bar the following year, and became a partner in the firm Abbott Bros. with his brother Anthony Abbott. He was the secretary of the New York Code Commission, which drew up the state's penal code in 1864. He also served on a commission created to revise the statutes of the United States from 1870-1872. He died in Brooklyn in 1890.