Edward Abbott (9 November 1766 – 31 July 1832) was a soldier, politician, judge-advocate and public servant who served at Parramatta, the Hawkesbury River and Norfolk Island in the colony of New South Wales, now part of present-day Australia.
In that year, he returned to Sydney (then called Port Jackson) and took command of the detachment of soldiers at the settlement at Hawkesbury River.
During his command in 1804, he helped quell an "Irish" insurrection, for which Governor Philip King gave him a grant of land.
[2] In 1808, Abbott was transferred to Sydney by Major George Johnston to assist in the opposition to Governor William Bligh.
He apparently took no active part in the coup (the "Rum Rebellion") which removed Bligh, but approved of the governor's arrest.
[4] Abbott sailed for Hobart Town in the Emu in February 1815 but was unable to commence his duties as his commission had not arrived.
[2] In 1825, Abbott was appointed as the civil commandant at Port Dalrymple, a settlement now known as the city of Launceston, displacing Lieutenant-Colonel William Balfour.
[2] His son Edward worked as Abbott's clerk in the court and later became a member of the new House of Assembly in Van Diemen's Land and also the Legislative Council.