| Authorised form of name | Ketelbey; Abel (c 1676 - 1744) |
| Other forms of surname | Kettilby |
| Kettleby |
| Dates | c 1676 - 1744 |
| Nationality | British |
| Date of birth | c. 1676 |
| Date of death | 05 December 1744 |
| Occupation | Barrister |
| Activity | Education:
Balliol College, Oxford (matriculated 1691); Middle Temple (admitted 1693)
Career:
Called to the Bar (1699); Bencher of the Middle Temple (1724); Treasurer of the Middle Temple (1735); Landgrave of South Carolina (1709); Agent and Attorney-General for South Carolina (1712-1716); Recorder of Ludlow (1719-1743); MP for Ludlow (1722-1727) |
| Membership category | Fellow |
| Date of election | 25/02/1720 |
| Age at election | 44 |
| Relationships | Son of Edward Ketelbey of Bolton, Worcestershire, and Bitterley, Shropshire, and his wife, Anne, daughter of Abel Gower of Boughton St John, Worcestershire, and Napton-on-the-Hill, Warwickshire; married Mary Williams of London; father-in-law of Robert Johnston Ketelbey (FRS 1726) |
| Source | Sources:
Bulloch's Roll; MT; Foster; Sedgwick
References:
Gentleman's Magazine (1744), p. 676; London Magazine (1744), p. 619
Notes:
Proposed by Sir Francis Nicholson |
| Code | NA5758 |