The Right Honourable Sir John Joseph Caldwell Abbot (12 March 1821 - 30 October 1893) was born in St. Andrews, Quebec. He was Canada's third (first native-born) Prime Minister.
Abbot married Mary Bethune (1823-1898) in 1849. The couple had four children.
Sir Abbot received a B.C.L. (Bachelor of Civil Law) from McGill University in 1854.
He led the Liberal-conservative party in the years 1891-1892.