Jacques Abady
Jacques Abady QC (2 October 1872 – 15 April 1964) was a British lawyer.
Early life[]
Born on 2 October 1872, into a Jewish family,[1] Abady was educated at Manchester Grammar School and the Birkbeck Institute.[2][3] His first vocation was as an engineer, becoming a and inventing several scientific instruments.[2][3]
Legal career[]
Later, Abady decided to pursue a legal career, and was called to the bar by the Middle Temple in 1905.[2][3] He became a bencher of the Middle Temple in 1941.[2][3] 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.[2][3]
Death[]
Abady died in Sussex on 15 April 1964, at the age of 91.[3]
Personal life[]
Abady had one son with his wife.[2] In his spare time, Abady enjoyed writing thrillers and plays.[3] He was a member of the Hurlingham Club and the Constitutional Club.[2]
References[]
- ^ William D. Rubinstein, Michael Jolles, Hilary L. Rubinstein, The Palgrave Dictionary of Anglo-Jewish History, Palgrave Macmillan (2011), p. 2 ISBN 0230318940
- ^ a b c d e f g 'ABADY, Jacques', Who Was Who, A & C Black, 1920–2008; online edn, Oxford University Press, December 2007 (accessed 27 September 2011).
- ^ a b c d e f g "Obituary: Mr Jacques Abady". The Times. 17 April 1964.
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