Edward Gantt (died 1837) was an Episcopal clergyman who served as Chaplain of the Senate of the United States (1801–1804).
He received his bachelor of arts from Princeton University in 1762,[1] and thereafter studied medicine with Benjamin Rush in Philadelphia[2] and in Edinburgh.
on this University 17 April 1767[5][6] The title description of his thesis is: Dissertatio medica inauguralis, de variolis, quam,…, ex Auctoritate Magnifici Rectoris, Davidis Ruhnkeniii, …, Eruditorum Examini submittit Eduardus Gantt, A.B.
[9] Gantt returned home and for a time officiated in his native parish, Christ Church, Calvert County.
His work in Washington continued to combine ministry and medicine as indicated by an invoice in the White House Historical Association's archives; the doctor’s bill for President Thomas Jefferson’s household dated March 22, 1802, lists the medical services provided to several servants by Dr. Edward Gantt.