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Jacques Abady

Jacques Abady

British lawyer

Jacques Abady QC (2 October 1872 – 15 April 1964) was a British lawyer.

Early life

Born on 2 October 1872, into a Syrian Jewish family,[1][2] Abady was educated at Manchester Grammar School and the Birkbeck Institute.[3][4] His first vocation was as an engineer, becoming a Member of the Institute of Mechanical Engineering and inventing several scientific instruments.[3][4]

Later, Abady decided to pursue a legal career, and was called to the bar by the Middle Temple in 1905.[3][4] He became a bencher of the Middle Temple in 1941.[3][4] He was a member of Westminster City Council between 1906 and 1912, and then again from 1916 to 1959, also serving as the Mayor of Westminster in 1927–1928.[3][4]

Death

Abady died in Sussex on 15 April 1964, at the age of 91.[4]

Personal life

Abady had one son with his wife.[3] In his spare time, Abady enjoyed writing thrillers and plays.[4] He was a member of the Hurlingham Club and the Constitutional Club.[3]

References

  1. [1]
    William D. Rubinstein, Michael Jolles, Hilary L. Rubinstein, The Palgrave Dictionary of Anglo-Jewish History, Palgrave Macmillan (2011), p. 2 ISBN 0230318940
  2. [2]
    "The Palgrave Dictionary of Anglo-Jewish History" (PDF). SpringerLink. doi:10.1057/9780230304666.pdf.
  3. [3]
    'ABADY, Jacques', Who Was Who, A & C Black, 1920–2008; online edn, Oxford University Press, December 2007 (accessed 27 September 2011).
  4. [4]
    "Obituary: Mr Jacques Abady". The Times. 17 April 1964.


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