Sir William Abdy, 7th Baronet

Sir William Abdy, 7th Baronet (1779 – 16 April 1868)^[1] was a British politician and baronet.

Background

Born in Marylebone, he was the only son of Sir William Abdy, 6th Baronet, and his wife Mary Gordon, daughter of James Gordon.^[2] In 1803, he succeeded his father as baronet.^[3] Abdy was educated at Eton College and Christ Church, Oxford, where he matriculated in 1796.^[4]

Career

He served in the British Army and was promoted to lieutenant of the South Essex Militia in 1798.^[4] Later he was second lieutenant of the Southwark Volunteers.^[4] In 1817, Abdy entered the British House of Commons as a Member of Parliament (MP) for Malmesbury until the following year.^[5]

Family

On 3 July 1806, he married Lady Anne Wellesley, eldest and illegitime born, later legitimitated, daughter of Richard Wellesley, 1st Marquess Wellesley, at Hyde Park Corner.^[6] At some point during their marriage, she became lover of Lord Charles Bentinck and as result Abdy and his wife were divorced in 1816.^[3] He never remarried and died aged 89, without legitimate issue, at Hill Street, London.^[7] With his death the baronetcy became extinct.^[7]

References

1. "Leigh Rayment - Baronetage". Retrieved 8 July 2009.
2. Burke, John (1832). A Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Peerage and Baronetage of the British Empire. vol. I (4th ed.). London: Henry Colburn and Richard Bentley. p. 1.
3. Dod, Robert P. (1860). The Peerage, Baronetage and Knightage of Great Britain and Ireland. London: Whitaker and Co. pp. 79–80.
4. "ThePeerage - Sir William Abdy, 7th Bt". Retrieved 12 January 2007.
5. "Leigh Rayment - British House of Commons, Malmesbury". Retrieved 8 July 2009.
6. Sylvanus, Urban (1806). The Gentleman's Magazine. part II. London: John Nichols and Son. p. 675.
7. Sylvanus, Urban (1868). The Gentleman's Magazine. part I. London: Bradbury, Evans & Co. p. 778.

External links

• Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Sir William Abdy, 7th Baronet