Abacus Dumfirth

Abacus Dumfirth was the second premier of the Second Bemton Republic. A fitting role for him, to be second in the country that would always come in second. In his ten-year tenure, from 1799 to 1809, he helped quell fears of the illegitimacy of the republic after the tyrannical reign of his predecessor, and oversaw the passage of what is now known as the Old Hat Act.

Early Life
Abacus, or Abby as he went by in his correspondences, was born in 1762 to a colonial administrator and her husband, in the colonial capital of Gapalalipaio. In his youth he was witness firsthand to the corruption and excesses of the horrid colonial administration. At the age of 14 his mother was fired from the administration for her disagreements with it, and Abby had had enough. He knew from that day forward things would have to change.

Later Early Life
Abby did not participate at all in bringing about the Second Bemton Republic, owing to his kneecaps having been knocked in by a rogue horsewichman at the age of 22. He did, however, write a series of pamphlets advocating the end of colonial rule.

Early Later Life
As his predecessor was plagued with scandals, voters found themselves wanting someone from completely outside the system. And in swept Abby, willing to be exactly that person. With a proven track record of opposition to the old regime and no connections to it, Abby swept right in and won the premiership handily.

Throughout his term, he tried his hardest to come up with a reasonable regulation of Bemton's chief industry, fighting hard with legislators and compromising until he could get what he could passed. The result of this was the Old Hat Act, which stemmed the power of hatmakers in the political process considerably, though not totally.

Later Later Life
After his reign, Abby retired from the public sphere, seemingly fed up with the realities of politics. Presumably, at some point, he died.

-Pring Tambourine