Joel Abbot (March 17, 1776 – November 19, 1826) was a United States representative from Georgia.
After studying at an academy and at a medical school he moved to Washington, Georgia, in 1794 and practiced medicine.
He was elected as a Republican to the 15th United States Congress and was reelected as a Republican to the two succeeding Congresses (16th and 17th), 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.
[2][3] 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.