Edward Despard Gazzam (May 7, 1803 – February 19, 1878) was an American medical doctor, lawyer, politician, and abolitionist.
[1][2] Gazzam attended the Western University of Pennsylvania, graduating in 1824, and then read law with Richard Biddle.
In 1839 Gazzam was nominated for state senate by the "Locofoco" Democrats, losing narrowly to Thomas Williams, the Anti-Masonic Party candidate.
[6] In March 1844 he was nominated in a special election for United States Representative for Pennsylvania's 21st congressional district, losing to Whig Cornelius Darragh.
Audley Gazzam (1836-1884) was a bankruptcy lawyer who wrote several books on the subject and served as major of the Pennsylvania 103rd Volunteer Infantry in the Civil War.