Abbot was born in
Beverly, Massachusetts on January 26, 1834. His relatives included brother
Henry Larcom Abbot and nephew
Frederic Vaughan Abbot. He was educated at
Harvard University (BA 1855, AM 1858, and LL.D. 1861), and practiced law in Boston from 1862–76. He died at his home in
Cambridge, Massachusetts on May 30, 1927. His mansion in Cambridge, built in 1889, the
Edwin Abbot House, is now part of the
Longy School of Music. ==See also==