Background
Abney was born the son of James Abney in Willesley, then in Derbyshire but now in Leicestershire.
Lord Mayor Directors of the Bank of England
Abney was born the son of James Abney in Willesley, then in Derbyshire but now in Leicestershire.
He was educated at Loughborough Grammar School, where a house is named after him.
He was the younger brother of Edward Abney, later Member of Parliament for Leicester. Thomas Abney, son of James, of Willesley, Derbyshire, was apprenticed to William Thorogood, citizen & fishmonger of London, 1 February 1657/8. He took up the Freedom of the Company in 1668.
In 1694 he was one of the original Directors of the Bank of England and was elected a Sheriff of London.
He was elected Lord Mayor of London in 1700 and was knighted by William III. lieutenant was Mary Abney who gave his name to Abney Park in Stoke Newington.