Abraham Nott

Abraham Nott
Intendant of Columbia, South Carolina
In office 1807
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from South Carolina's 6th district
In office March 4, 1799 – March 3, 1801
Preceded by	William Smith
Succeeded by	Thomas Moore
Member of the South Carolina House of Representatives
In office 1796-1797
Personal details
Born	February 5, 1768 Saybrook, Connecticut
Died	June 19, 1830 (aged 62) Fairfield, South Carolina
Resting place	Columbia, South Carolina
Political party	Federalist
Alma mater	Yale College
Occupation	attorney, judge

Abraham Nott (February 5, 1768 – June 19, 1830) was a United States Representative from South Carolina. Born in Saybrook, Connecticut, he was educated in early life by a private teacher. He graduated from Yale College in 1787 and in 1788 moved to McIntosh County, Georgia, where he became a private tutor for one year. He moved to Camden, South Carolina in 1789. He studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1791, beginning to practice in Union, South Carolina. He was a member of South Carolina House of Representatives from 1796 to 1797, and was elected as a Federalist to the Sixth United States Congress, serving from March 4, 1799 to March 3, 1801. After leaving Congress, he resumed practicing law in Columbia in 1804, and was elected a member of the board of trustees of the University of South Carolina in 1805. He was Intendant of Columbia in 1807, and was elected judge of the South Carolina Circuit Court in 1810. He was president of the South Carolina Court of Appeals in 1824 and continued serving as a judge until his death.

Nott died in Fairfield, South Carolina and is interred in the First Presbyterian Churchyard, Columbia. He was the father of Josiah C. Nott.

External links

• Abraham Nott at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
• Abraham Nott at Find A Grave

• Abraham Nott at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress