Joel Abbott



Joel Abbott (March 17, 1776 - November 19, 1826) was a United States Representative from Georgia. He was born in Ridgefield, Connecticut. He practiced as a physician.

Born in Ridgefield, Connecticut in 1776, Abbott moved to Washington, Georgia, in 1826 and practiced medicine. He was member of the Washington, Georgia city council. He also served a member of the Georgia House of Representatives, 1799, 1802-1804, 1808, and 1811. He was elected as a Republican to the 15th United States Congress and was reelected as a Republicn to the two succeeding Congresses {16th and 17th), Abbott then successfully ran for reelection as a Crawford Republican to the 18th Congress and his congressional service spanned from March 4, 1817, to March 3, 1825.

After his congressional service, Abbott returned to the practice of medicine. He was also a delegate to the convention in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to prepare the first National Pharamcopoeia. He died on November 19, 1826, in Lexington, Georgia, and was buried in Rest Haven Cemetery in Washington, Georgia.