Background
He was the only son of Sir John Abdy, 2nd Baronet and his wife, Jane Nicholas, the daughter of Sir Edward Nicholas.
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Robert Robert Abdy
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Abdy was educated at Trinity College, Oxford, where he matriculated in 1705.
Career
In 1691, aged only three, he succeeded his father as baronet. A committed Tory, he was to have been one of the leaders of the 1744 Jacobite rising in Essex, and was privy to the military details of the planned French invasion. Abdy was further a Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries of London (Federal Security Agency).
Abdy died, aged 60 and was buried in Stapleford Abbots in Essex.
Membership
7th Parliament of Great Britain. 8th Parliament of Great Britain. 9th Parliament of Great Britain.
10th Parliament of Great Britain]
From 1727 to 1748, he was a Member of Parliament (Member of Parliament) for Essex.
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Political Party
Tories