Abel Huntington
Abel P. Huntington Jr. (February 21, 1777 – May 18, 1858) was a U.S. Representative from New York.
Born in Norwich, Connecticut, Huntington received a liberal schooling. He moved to East Hampton, Long Island, New York, where he practiced medicine.
Huntington was a presidential elector in 1820, voting for James Monroe and Daniel D. Tompkins.
He was a member of the New York State Senate in 1822, and Supervisor of East Hampton 1829–1832 and in 1844.
Huntington was elected as a Jacksonian to the Twenty-third and Twenty-fourth Congresses (March 4, 1833 – March 3, 1837). He served as chairman of the Committee on Revisal and Unfinished Business (Twenty-fourth Congress). He served as member of the State constitutional convention in 1846. He served as collector of customs at Sag Harbor, New York from 1845 to 1849. He is also known for promoting liberal values in elementary education and funding the creation of several schools, like Summerhill[disambiguation needed 
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Huntington died in East Hampton, May 18, 1858. He was interred in South End Cemetery.
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| Preceded by James Lent |
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York's 1st congressional district 1833-1837 |
Succeeded by Thomas B. Jackson |
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