John Noel

John Noel (June 18, 1762 – November 1, 1817) was an American politician who served as mayor of Savannah, Georgia, from 1796 to 1797 and from 1804 to 1807.

Biography Noel was born on June 18, 1762, in New York City, the son of Experience (née Young) and Garrat Noel (died 1776). His father was a bookseller who had emigrated from England. He was once again elected as mayor in 1804 and served three consecutive terms (July 9, 1804 to September 14, 1807). In 1805, he was credited by the governor John Milledge for successfully preventing an outbreak of smallpox.

Noel was an investor in the Georgia Company, which was part of the Yazoo Land Fraud of 1795.

Personal life In 1784, Noel married Sarah Cuttler Dennis.

Death He died in Savannah on November 1, 1817. He was interred in the city's Laurel Grove Cemetery; his widow survived him by nineteen years and was buried beside him.