Abbott, Benjamin Vaughan. Born in Massachusetts, 1830-1890). Son of Jacob Abbott, infra, and father of Arthur Vaughan Abbott. A lawyer of New York city. Writings: Law Dictionary; Travelling Law School and Famous Trials; First Lessons in Government and Law; Patent Laws of All Nations; Year-Book of Jurisprudence for 1880; Judge and Jury. Published by Harper & Bros., New York; Little, Brown & Co., Boston; Lothrop Publishing Co., Boston.