Sir Thomas Abdy, 1st Baronet, of Albyns

For other people named Thomas Abdy, see Thomas Abdy (disambiguation).

Sir Thomas Neville Abdy, 1st Baronet, DL JP (21 December 1810 – 20 July 1877)[1] was a British baronet and politician.

Background

He was the only son of Captain Anthony Abdy, a maternal greatgrandson of Sir William Abdy, 4th Baronet, and his wife Grace Rich, daughter of Sir Thomas Rich, 5th Baronet.[2] Abdy was educated at Winchester Cathedral in Hampshire[3] and at St John's College, Cambridge, where he graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in 1833.[4] He was then admitted to the Middle Temple.[3]

Career

In 1841, Abdy contested Maldon unsuccessfully.[5] He was elected as a Member of Parliament (MP) for Lyme Regis in 1847 and represented the constituency until 1852.[6] On 22 December 1849, Abdy was created a baronet, of Albyns, in the County of Essex,[7] and in 1875, he was appointed High Sheriff of Essex. Abdy was Deputy Lieutenant and Justice of Peace.[3]

Family

On 19 October 1841, he married Harriet Alston, second daughter of Rowland Alston.[2] They had five children, two daughters and three sons:[3]

  • Mary Harriet (1842–1853)
  • William Neville (1844–1910)
  • Grace Emma (1846–1923)
  • Anthony (b. 1849)
  • Robert Jack (1850–1893)

Abdy died aged 66 and was succeeded in the baronetcy successively by his sons William, Anthony and Henry.[3] His daughter Grace Abdy married Lord Albert, son of the 2nd Duke of Sutherland.

References

  1. ^ "Leigh Rayment - Baronetage". Archived from the original on 1 May 2008. Retrieved 5 April 2009.
  2. ^ a b Burke, John (1847). John Bernhard Burke (ed.). Burke's Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Landed Gentry. Vol. I. London: Henry Colburn. p. 1.
  3. ^ a b c d e "ThePeerage - Sir Thomas Neville Abdy, 1st Bt". Retrieved 12 January 2007.
  4. ^ "Abdy, Thomas Neville (ABDY829TN)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
  5. ^ Dod, Robert P. (1860). The Peerage, Baronetage and Knightage of Great Britain and Ireland. London: Whitaker and Co. p. 79.
  6. ^ "Leigh Rayment - British House of Commons, Lyme Regis". Archived from the original on 18 June 2009. Retrieved 5 April 2009.
  7. ^ "No. 21053". The London Gazette. 25 December 1849. p. 3915.
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Member of Parliament (MP) for Lyme Regis
1847 – 1852 		Succeeded by
Baronetage of the United Kingdom
New creation Baronet
(of Albyns)
1849 – 1877 		Succeeded by
William Abdy