There have been two baronetcies created for persons with the surname Macpherson, one in the

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and one in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom. The Macpherson baronetcy, of Calcutta in India, was created in the Baronetage of Great Britain on 27 June 1786 for John Macpherson. He was Acting

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from 1785 to 1786 and also represented

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and Horsham in the

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. The Macpherson baronetcy, of Drumalban, was created in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom on 26 April 1933. For more information on this creation, see the Baron Strathcarron.

Macpherson baronets, of Calcutta (1786)

Sir John Macpherson, 1st Baronet Sir John Macpherson, 1st Baronet (1745 – 12 January 1821), was a British administrator in India. He was the acting Governor-General of Bengal from 1785 to 1786. Early life Macpherson was born in 1745 at Sleat in the Isle of Skye, wh ...

(–1821)

Macpherson baronets, of Drumalban (1933)

*see the Baron Strathcarron

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References

*Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). ''Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage'' (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990, * {{DEFAULTSORT:Macpherson Baronetcies in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom Extinct baronetcies in the Baronetage of Great Britain