John Farr Abbott

{{Short description|British barrister}}

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| birth_date = 1756

| birth_place = Abingdon, England

| death_date = 22 September 1794

| nationality = British

| occupation = Barrister

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John Farr Abbott, sometimes Abbot (1756 – 22 September 1794) was a British barrister. He was a member of Lincoln's Inn, and became a Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries of London and a Fellow of the Royal Society. He also served as Clerk of Rules in the Court of King's Bench. He died in York and is buried in York Minster.{{cite book|last1=Skaife|first1=Robert H.|title=The Yorkshire Archaeological and Topographical Journal, Volume 1|date=1870|publisher=Yorkshire Archæological Society|page=313|chapter-url=https://books.google.com/books?id=mQw5AQAAMAAJ&pg=PA313|accessdate=3 September 2014|chapter=On the Register of Burials in York Minster}}

Abbott was born in Abingdon, where he was baptised in 1756.{{cite web |title=England, Select Births and Christenings, 1538-1975 |url=https://www.ancestry.co.uk/discoveryui-content/view/121495176:9841?tid=&pid=&queryId=2afc858f00dd9f99df3b2c4dee7ab357&_phsrc=ddL21128&_phstart=successSource |website=Ancestry |access-date=25 August 2023}}