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, Abady was educated at Manchester Grammar School and the Birkbeck Institute. His first vocation was as an engineer, becoming a Member of the Institute of Mechanical Engineering and inventing several scientific instruments.

Legal career

Later, Abady decided to pursue a legal career, and was called to the bar by the Middle Temple in 1905. He became a bencher of the Middle Temple in 1941. 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.

Death

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

Personal life

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

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1872 births

1964 deaths

British Jewish writers

20th-century British novelists

20th-century British dramatists and playwrights

20th-century British lawyers

British male novelists

British thriller writers

Councillors in the City of Westminster

British male dramatists and playwrights

Mayors of places in Greater London

Members of the Middle Temple

People educated at Manchester Grammar School

20th-century British male writers

20th-century British writers

Alumni of Birkbeck, University of London

19th-century British engineers