William H. Abington (January 2, 1871 – March 19, 1951) was an American politician who was a member of the Arkansas House of Representatives, representing White County, Arkansas, and Arkansas State Senate. He was a member of the Democratic Party. He also represented the 27th District, which comprises White County and Faulkner County, Arkansas.
He was a Major, Commanding Officer and surgeon of the 1st Arkansas Infantry RegimentMilitary Medicine, Volume 39, page 103,Aerial Age - Volume 5, page 139, 1917 and reported to Alexandria, Louisiana to go to Camp Beauregard.The Journal of the Arkansas Medical Society, Volume 14, page 85, 1917 He was also a member of the National Guard.Army-Navy-Air Force Register and Defense Times, Volume 49, page 22, 1911
He taught at the College of Physicians and Surgeons (now University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences [UAMS]). In 1927, he was involved in the debate over state-funded schools and two new additions to that list.Arkansas: Colony and State, page 139, 1973, Rose Publishing Company In 1943, he sponsored the Senate Bill No. 65 known as the Anti-Violence Law which received criticism.Karatnycky, Adrian, Freedom in the World: The Annual Survey of Political Rights and Civil Liberties, 2000-2001, Transaction Publishers, Smith, C. Calvin, War and wartime changes: the transformation of Arkansas, 1940-1945, page 92, 1986, University of Arkansas Press
He died in 1951. His childhood home is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
See also 48th Arkansas General Assembly
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