Joel Abbot
U.S. Congressperson
1776 – 1826
Who was Joel Abbot?
Joel Abbot was a United States Representative from Georgia. He practiced as a physician.
Born in Ridgefield, Connecticut on March 17, 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 Republican to the two succeeding Congresses, 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 Pharmacopoeia. He died on November 19, 1826, in Lexington, Georgia, and was buried in Rest Haven Cemetery in Washington, Georgia.
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- Born
- Mar 17, 1776
United States of America - Also known as
- Joel Abbott
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Lived in
- Bridgeport
- Ridgefield
- Died
- Nov 19, 1826
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on July 23, 2013
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