Abercromby, James

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Dates 1734-1754
Location London
Vocation Soldier; politician
Place of Birth Glassaugh
Marriage Mary Duff
Issue James; Jane
Place of birth Source Oxford Dictionary of National Biography

MP for Banffshire (1734-1754). Entered British army, quickly becoming colonel (1746). Appointed second-in-command of British forces in North America (1756), and later served briefly as commander (1758). Promoted to lieutenant-general (1758) and general (1772).