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Sir Robert Abercromby, 5th Baronet

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Sir Robert Abercromby, 5th Baronet (4 February 1784 – 6 July 1855) was a Scottish politician, the 5th Baronet of Birkenbog.

He was the son of Sir George Abercromby, 4th Baronet, and Jane Ogilvie, the daughter of Alexander Ogilvie, 7th Lord Banff. He succeeded to the titles on the death of his father in 1816.[1]

From 1812 to 1818 he was the Member of Parliament for Banffshire. During the first quarter of the 19th-century, Abercromby purchased most of the town and lands of Fermoy in Ireland from fellow Scotsman John Anderson. His grandson, Robert John Abercromby, 7th baronet is recorded as the owner of 434 acres of land in County Cork during the 1870s.[2][3]

In 1852, a daughter, Roberta Henrietta Abercromby, married Sir Edwin Hare Dashwood, 7th Baronet.

In 1862, a daughter, Frances Emily Abercromby, married William Forbes-Sempill, 17th Lord Sempill.[4]

References

Citations

  1. ^ Reitwiesner
  2. ^ "Family: Abercromby". National University of Ireland, Galway. Archived from the original on 9 January 2014. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  3. ^ "Estate: Abercromby". National University of Ireland, Galway. Archived from the original on 9 January 2014. Retrieved 9 January 2014. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  4. ^ Reitwiesner

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Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Member of Parliament for Banffshire
18121818
Succeeded by
Baronetage of Nova Scotia
Preceded by
George Abercromby
Baronet
(of Birkenbog)
1831–1855
Succeeded by
George Samuel Abercromby

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