Theophilus Capen Abbot was president of State Agricultural College (now Michigan State University

Michigan State University

Michigan State University is a public research university in East Lansing, Michigan, USA. Founded in 1855, it was the pioneer land-grant institution and served as a model for future land-grant colleges in the United States under the 1862 Morrill Act.MSU pioneered the studies of packaging,...

) from 1862 to 1885. Abbot Hall (attached to Mason Hall) in the Red Cedar residential complex is named in his honor, as is Abbot Road in East Lansing

East Lansing, Michigan

East Lansing is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan. The city is located directly east of Lansing, Michigan, the state's capital. Most of the city is within Ingham County, though a small portion lies in Clinton County. The population was 48,579 at the time of the 2010 census, an increase from...

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In 1857, Abbot became the first principal of the Ann Arbor Union School, the first public school to serve the entire city of Ann Arbor, Michigan

Ann Arbor, Michigan

Ann Arbor is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan and the county seat of Washtenaw County. The 2010 census places the population at 113,934, making it the sixth largest city in Michigan. The Ann Arbor Metropolitan Statistical Area had a population of 344,791 as of 2010...

. Abbot Elementary School in Ann Arbor is named after him.

External links

• Biographical Information (Michigan State University Archives & Historical Collections)
• Theophilus Capen Abbot on Arborwiki
• Reports of the Superintendent of Public Instruction of the State of Michigan, Lansing, MI: Hosmer & Kerr, 1858, pp. 437-443