Tony Abbott (Ontario politician)

Anthony Chisholm Abbott PC (November 26, 1930 – March 23, 2023) was a Canadian lawyer and politician.

Born in Montreal, the son of Douglas Charles Abbott, Abbott was a lawyer by profession before being elected to the House of Commons of Canada as the Liberal Member of Parliament for Mississauga, Ontario in the 1974 federal election.

He attempted to return to the House of Commons as a Progressive Conservative candidate in the 1988 federal election running in Eglinton—Lawrence, but was unsuccessful.

After his defeat, Abbott returned to the private sector serving as president of the Retail Council of Canada.

From 1980 until 1988, he was based in London (UK) as the business advisor and legal counsel at the branch office of a major Canadian law firm.