George Abercromby, 4th Baron Abercromby
George Ralph Campbell Abercromby, 4th Baron Abercromby DL, JP (23 September 1838 – 30 October 1917), styled The Honourable from 1843 to 1852, was a Scottish peer and politician.
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[edit] Background
Abercromby was the oldest son of George Abercromby, 3rd Baron Abercromby.[1] His mother Louisa Penuel Forbes was the daughter of the judge John Forbes, Lord Medwyn and sister of the clergyman Alexander Penrose Forbes.[1]
[edit] Career
Abercromby succeeded his father as baron in 1852 and joined the House of Lords.[1] He was Justice of the Peace for Clackmannanshire and Stirlingshire and was nominated a Deputy Lieutenant for the latter county in 1860.[1]
[edit] Family
Abercromby married Lady Julia Janet Georgiana Duncan, the daughter of Adam Haldane-Duncan, 2nd Earl of Camperdown and his wife Juliana Cavendish Philips, at the earl's residence Camperdown House on 6 October 1858, but the marriage produced no children. His wife died in 1915 and Abercromby survived her for two years. He was succeeded in the barony by his younger brother John.
[edit] Notes
[edit] References
- Charles Roger Dod and Robert Philip Dod (1915). Dod's Peerage, Baronetage and Knightage of Great Britain and Ireland for 1915. London: Simpkin, Marshall, Hamilton, Kent and Co. Ltd..
- thePeerage.com
[edit] External links
- Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by George Abercromby, 4th Baron Abercromby
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| Preceded by George Abercromby |
Baron Abercromby 1852–1917 |
Succeeded by John Abercromby |
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