Jacques Abady QC (2 October 1872 – 15 April 1964) was a British lawyer.
Born on 2 October 1872, into a Syrian Jewish family,[1] [2] Abady was educated at Manchester Grammar School and the Birkbeck Institute.[3] His first vocation was as an engineer, becoming a Member of the Institute of Mechanical Engineering and inventing several scientific instruments.[3]
Later, Abady decided to pursue a legal career, and was called to the bar by the Middle Temple in 1905.[3] He became a bencher of the Middle Temple in 1941.[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.[3]
Abady died in Sussex on 15 April 1964, at the age of 91.[4]
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]