Complex sentence: Leon Abbett (October 8,1836--December 4,1894) was an American Democratic Party politician who served two terms as Governor of New Jersey, from 1884-1887 and from 1890-1893.
Split into simpler sentences: Leon Abbett (October 8,1836-December 4,1894) was a U.S. politician. Active in New Jersey Democratic politics, he was elected Governor of New Jersey and served two non-consecutive terms from 1884-1887 and again from 1890-1893.