Sir Thomas Neville Abdy, 1st Baronet, DL JP (21 December 1810 – 20 July 1877) [1] was a British baronet and politician.
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]
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]
On 19 October 1841, he married Harriet Alston, second daughter of Rowland Alston. [2] They had five children, two daughters and three sons: [3]
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.
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