Alexander Gurdon Abell, often mistakenly misspelled Gordon, (June 29, 1818 – December 28, 1890) was an American diplomat, writer, and freemason.
Once published Tyler had appointed his son to conduct a campaign of coercing postmasters into purchasing and distributing the biography on the President's behalf.
[5] Abell would be rewarded by the president with a political appointment for his work on the biography and delivering dispatches to Sam Houston in the early 1840s.
Originally he was nominated to serve as Consul in Marseilles, but the Senate rejected him; despite draw backs President Tyler made sure to reward Abell.
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