Sir Robert Abercromby, 5th Baronet (4 February 1784 – 6 July 1855) was a Scottish

Scotland

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 politician, the 5th Baronet of Birkenbog

Abercromby Baronets

The Abercromby Baronetcy was created in the Baronetage of Nova Scotia on 20 February 1636.-Abercromby Baronets of Birkenbog, Banff:*Sir Alexander Abercromby, 1st Baronet , MP*Sir James Abercromby, 2nd Baronet MP...

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He was the son of Sir George Abercromby, 4th Baronet, and Jane Ogilvie, the daughter of Alexander Ogilvie, 7th Lord Banff

Lord Banff

Lord Banff is an extinct or dormant title in the Peerage of Scotland. It was created on 31 August 1642 for Sir George Ogilvy, 1st Baronet. He had already been created a Baronet, of Forglen in the County of Banff, in the Baronetage of Nova Scotia on 30 July 1627. He was succeeded by his son, the...

. He succeeded to the titles on the death of his father in 1816.

From 1812 to 1818 he was the Member of Parliament

Member of Parliament

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 for Banffshire

Banffshire (UK Parliament constituency)

Banffshire was a constituency of the House of Commons of Great Britain from 1708 to 1800, and of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1801 to 1983...

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In 1852, one of his daughters, Roberta Henrietta Abercromby married Sir Edwin Hare Dashwood, 7th Baronet

Dashwood Baronets

There have been two Baronetcies created for members of the Dashwood family, one in the Baronetage of England and one in the Baronetage of Great Britain...

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In 1862, another daughter, Frances Emily Abercromby married William Forbes-Sempill, 17th Lord Sempill

William Forbes-Sempill, 17th Lord Sempill

William Forbes-Sempill, 17th Lord Sempill , born William Forbes, was a Scottish peer, the 17th Lord Sempill and 8th Baronet of Craigievar....

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