(January 26, 1758 – June 26, 1841) was an American pastor in St.
Peter's Episcopal Church, in Philadelphia.
He is generally known by historians as the minister who, during one of his sermons, criticized George Washington for not setting an example as a public figure by receiving communion.
Having lost his father at a very young age, Abercrombie was subsequently raised and educated by his devoutly religious mother who encouraged him to become a minister, to which he readily aspired and became.