Sir Robert Abdy, 3rd Baronet FSA (8 April 1688 – 27 August 1748), of Albyns, Essex, was a British

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politician who sat in the

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from 1727 to 1748. Abdy was the only son of Sir John Abdy, 2nd Baronet and his wife, Jane Nicholas, the daughter of Sir Edward Nicholas. In 1691, aged only three, he succeeded his father as baronet. Abdy matriculated at

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, on 4 August 1705. On 5 July 1711, he married Theodosia Bramstone, only daughter of George Bramstone at St Christopher le Stocks in London. At the

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Abdy was returned unopposed as Tory member of parliament (MP) for

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. He voted against the Administration in all known divisions. He was returned in a contest at the

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and was unopposed at the

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. He was a Jacobite and was to have been one of the leaders of the 1744 Jacobite rising in

, and was privy to the military details of the planned French invasion. He was returned unopposed for Essex at the 1747 general election. Abdy was further a Fellow of the

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(FSA). Abdy died on 27 August 1748 aged 60 and was buried in

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in Essex. He and his wife had two sons and two daughters. He was succeeded in the baronetcy by his eldest son

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. Abdy had a private library of some significance, and books with his bookplate can still be found in libraries today.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Abdy, Sir Robert, 3rd Baronet 1688 births 1748 deaths Alumni of Trinity College, Oxford Baronets in the Baronetage of England British MPs 1727–1734 British MPs 1734–1741 British MPs 1741–1747 British MPs 1747–1754 English Jacobites Fellows of the Society of Antiquaries of London Members of the Parliament of Great Britain for English constituencies Tory MPs (pre-1834)