Sir William Abdy, 7th Baronet

Sir William Abdy MP
Member of Parliament for Malmesbury
In office 1817 – 1818

Born	1779 Marylebone
Died	April 16, 1868
Nationality	British

Sir William Abdy, 7th Baronet (1779 – 16 April 1868) was a British politician.

Born in Marylebone in London, he was the son of Captain Sir William Abdy, 6th Baronet and Mary Brebner-Gordon. Abdy was educated at Eton College and Christ Church, Oxford, where he matriculated on 27 January 1796. He served in the South Essex Militia, reaching the rank of Lieutenant in 1798, and in the Southwark Volunteers, reaching that of Second Lieutenant. On 21 July 1803, he succeeded to his father's baronetcy. Between 1817 and 1818, he was Member of Parliament (MP) for Malmesbury.

On 3 July 1806, he married Lady Anne Wellesley, daughter of the 2nd Earl of Mornington in Hyde Park Corner, London. They were divorced in 1816. Abdy died childless in Berkeley Square in London. With his death the baronetcy became extinct.

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Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by William Hicks-Beach Peter Patten	Member of Parliament for Malmesbury with Peter Patten 1817–1818	Succeeded by Sir Charles Forbes Kirkman Finlay
Baronetage of England
Preceded by William Abdy	Baronet (of Felix Hall) 1803–1868	Succeeded by (extinct)