Background
Born in Marylebone, he was the only son of Sir William Abdy, 6th Baronet, and his wife Mary Gordon, daughter of James Gordon. In 1803, he succeeded his father as baronet.
Member of Parliament in the United Kingdom
Born in Marylebone, he was the only son of Sir William Abdy, 6th Baronet, and his wife Mary Gordon, daughter of James Gordon. In 1803, he succeeded his father as baronet.
Abdy was educated at Eton College and Christ Church, Oxford, where he matriculated in 1796.
He served in the British Army and was promoted to lieutenant of the South Essex Militia in 1798. Later he was second lieutenant of the Southwark Volunteers. In 1817, Abdy entered the British House of Commons, representing Malmesbury until the following year.
He never remarried and died aged 89, without legitimate issue, at Hill Street, London.
With his death the baronetcy became extinct.
5th United Kingdom Parliament.