Sir Thomas Neville Abdy, 1st Baronet, DL JP (21 December 1810 – 20 July 1877) 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

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. Abdy was educated at

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and at

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, where he graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in 1833. He was then admitted to the

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Career

In 1841, Abdy contested

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unsuccessfully. He was elected as a

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(MP) for

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in 1847 and represented the constituency until 1852. On 22 December 1849, Abdy was created a

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, of Albyns, in the County of Essex, and in 1875, he was appointed

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. Abdy was Deputy Lieutenant and

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Family

On 19 October 1841, he married Harriet Alston, second daughter of Rowland Alston. They had five children, two daughters and three sons: * 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. His daughter Grace Abdy married Lord Albert, son of the 2nd Duke of Sutherland.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Abdy, Thomas 1810 births 1877 deaths Alumni of St John's College, Cambridge Baronets in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom Deputy Lieutenants of Essex High Sheriffs of Essex Members of the Middle Temple Members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for Lyme Regis UK MPs 1847–1852 English cricketers Marylebone Cricket Club cricketers People educated at Winchester College English cricketers of 1826 to 1863