Jacques Abady
Jacques Abady QC (2 October 1872 – 15 April 1964) was a British lawyer.
Early life
[edit]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]
Legal career
[edit]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
[edit]Abady died in Sussex on 15 April 1964, at the age of 91.[4]
Personal life
[edit]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
[edit]- ^ William D. Rubinstein, Michael Jolles, Hilary L. Rubinstein, The Palgrave Dictionary of Anglo-Jewish History, Palgrave Macmillan (2011), p. 2 ISBN 0230318940
- ^ "The Palgrave Dictionary of Anglo-Jewish History" (PDF). SpringerLink. doi:10.1057/9780230304666.pdf.
- ^ 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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