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L’Encyclopédie de l’histoire du Québec / The Quebec History Encyclopedia

Jay Warner Abbott

Sales Manager, Simmons, Ltd., Manufacturers of Beds and Bedding, 400 St. Ambroise St., Montreal. Born Ovid, N.Y., Aug. 5, 1877, son of Myron Warner Abbott and Sarah Clark, both of New York. Educated: Phillips Exeter Academy, Exeter, N.H. Came to Canada , 1906; naturalized, 1921. With British Consulate, N.Y., seven years; Manager of Kindel Bed Co., Ltd., Toronto, nine years; joined present firm, 1918. Married Minnie Grace James, daughter of Robert James, June 25, 1902; has one son and two daughters. Clubs: Engineers'; Valois Country Club; Summerlea Golf. Society: A.F. & A.M Royal Victoria, No. 57; St. Patrick's Chapter; Toronto Royal Arch. Recreation: Golf. Conservative. Anglican. Residence: 397 Guy Street, Montreal .

Source: Prominent People of the Province of Quebec, 1923-24, Montreal, Biographical Society of Canada, Limited, undated and unpaginated.