For his contemporary with a similar name who also sat in the Short and Long parliaments but for the constituency of Tamworth, see George Abbot (author).
In April 1640, Abbotts was elected Member of Parliament for Guildford in the Short Parliament and supported the Parliamentary (Roundhead) cause. He was re-elected MP for Guildford in the Long Parliament in November 1640 and sat until his death.[3] In July 1641 he wanted to resign his seat, but his request was not granted.[4]