George Ralph Campbell Abercromby, 3rd Baron Abercromby (30 May 1800 – 25 June 1852) was a Scottish soldier, politician and peer. The son of George Abercromby, 2nd Baron Abercromby and Montague Dundas, on his death in 1852 he was succeeded in the barony by his eldest son.

Career

He was commissioned into the 51st Foot. In 1817 he purchased a

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in the

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and in 1818 exchanged into the

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as a

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. In 1821 he purchased a lieutenancy in the regiment and in 1822 he purchased a

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in the

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. By 1828 he was back in the 3rd Dragoon Guards as a major and in that year he purchased an unattached infantry Lieutenant-colonelcy. By 1842 he was a

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and in that year he exchanged into the

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as a lieutenant-colonel. On the death of his father on 15 February 1843 he succeeded to the title of 3rd Baron Abercromby. He was a Whig Member of Parliament for

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, 1824–26 and 1830–1831; for

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, 1838–1841; and for Clackmannanshire and Kinross-shire, 1841–1842. He was

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, 1840–1852. On his death, he was buried at

Tullibody Tullibody () is a village set in the Central Lowlands of Scotland. It lies north of the River Forth near to the foot of the Ochil Hills within the Forth Valley. The village is southwest of Alva, Clackmannanshire, Alva, northwest of Alloa and ...

Family

He married Louisa Penuel Forbes, daughter of John Hay Forbes, Lord Medwyn and Louisa Cumming-Gordon, on 3 April 1832 and had issue: *Montague Abercromby (1835–1931), married

George Boyle, 6th Earl of Glasgow George Frederick Boyle, 6th Earl of Glasgow (9 October 1825 – 23 April 1890), was a Scottish nobleman. He was the son of George Boyle, 4th Earl of Glasgow, and Julia Sinclair, daughter of Sir John Sinclair, 1st Baronet. In February 1847, Bo ...

(1856) * George Ralph Campbell Abercromby, 4th Baron Abercromby (1838–1917) *

John Abercromby, 5th Baron Abercromby John Abercromby, 5th Baron Abercromby of Tullibody (15 January 1841 – 7 October 1924) was a Scottish soldier and archaeologist. Life Abercromby was born in Tullibody House as the son of George Abercromby, 3rd Baron Abercromby, and Louisa P ...

(1841–1924) *Lt.

Ralph Abercromby Lieutenant-general (United Kingdom), Lieutenant-General Sir Ralph Abercromby, (7 October 173428 March 1801) was a British Army officer, politician and colonial administrator who served as the governor of Trinidad in 1797. Rising to the rank ...

(1842–1897)

References

thePeerage.com

External links

* 1800 births 1852 deaths Nobility from Clackmannanshire Military personnel from Clackmannanshire

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