Family and Education
b. 7 Oct. 1734,CP is singular in giving 26 Oct. 1st s. of George Abercromby of Tullibody by Mary, da. of Ralph Dundas of Manour, Stirling. educ. Alloa sch.; Rugby 1748-51; Edinburgh Univ. 1752-3; Holland and Leipzig 1754-5. m. 17 Nov. 1767, Mary Anne, da. and coh, of John Menzies of Ferntower in Crieff, Perth, 4s. 3da. KB 22 July 1795. suc. fa. 1800.
Offices Held
Cornet 3 Drag. Gds. 1756; capt. 3 Horse (Ireland) 1762, maj. 1770, lt.-col. 1773; lt.-col. 37 Ft. 1775, brevet col. 1780; col. 103 Ft. 1781; Irish half-pay 1783 – 90; maj.-gen. 1787; col. 69 Ft. 1790, 6 Ft. 1792, 7 Drag. Gds. 1795, 2 (R. North British) Drag. 1796 – 1801; lt.-gen. 1797; c.-in-c. W.I. 1793 – 97, Ireland 1797 – 98, Scotland 1798 – 99, Holland 1799, Mediterranean 1800; lt.-gov. I.o.W. 1795 – 98; gov. Fort George 1798–1801.
PC [I] 4 Jan. 1798.
Parlimentarian
Main residence: Tullibody, Clackmannan.
Volume
Commons 1790-1820
Web Title
ABERCROMBY, Sir Ralph (1734-1801)
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