James Abercromby, 1st Baron Dunfermline
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James Abercromby, 1st Baron Dunfermline (7 November 1776 - 17 April 1858), Speaker of the British House of Commons 1835-39, was the third son of General Sir Ralph Abercromby.
A barrister, he was Whig MP for Midhurst 1807-12, and for Calne 1812-32. After the Reform Act of 1832 he sat for Edinburgh, Scotland until 1839, when he was created Baron Dunfermline, of Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland. He was Master of the Mint in the administration of Lord Grey.
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| Preceded by Charles Manners-Sutton |
Speaker of the House of Commons 1835–1839 |
Succeeded by Charles Shaw-Lefevre |
| Peerage of the United Kingdom | ||
| Preceded by New Creation |
Baron Dunfermline | Succeeded by Ralph Abercromby |
