Viewing William D. Abbott (1859 - 1921).William D. Abbott (1859 - 1921).William D. Abbott was a founder of Brown, Abbott & Somsen, a prominent law firm in Winona in the first two decades of the twentieth century. He died of a heart condition on January 8, 1921, aged sixty-one. In proceedings in district court on September 19, 1921, the memorial committee of Winona County Bar Association recalled his "manly qualities, that lofty conception of duty and devotion thereto which entitled him to a place among the foremost lawyers of this State." |