Mary Bethune Abbott

Mary Abbott, Lady Abbott (née Bethune; October 17, 1823 – February 25, 1898) was the wife of Sir John Abbott, the third Prime Minister of Canada.[1]

Mary Abbott
Undated photo of Abbott
Spouse of the Prime Minister of Canada
In role June 16, 1891 – November 24, 1892
Preceded by	Agnes Macdonald
Succeeded by	Annie Thompson
Personal details
Born	Mary Martha Bethune (1823-10-17)October 17, 1823
Died	February 25, 1898(1898-02-25) (aged 74) Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Nationality	Canadian
Spouse(s)	John Abbott ​ ( m. 1849; died 1893)
Children	8
Parents	John Bethune Elizabeth Hallowell

Family

Bethune was the daughter of Anglican clergyman and McGill acting president John Bethune. She and John Abbott married on July 26, 1849 and had four sons and four daughters. Mary and John Abbott are maternal great-grandparents of actor Christopher Plummer.[2]

See also

• Spouses of the Prime Ministers of Canada

References

1. Heather Robertson, More Than a Rose. Doubleday Canada, 1992. ISBN 9780770425258. p. 106.
2. "ARCHIVED - Abbott-Biography-First Among Equals".