Sir Alexander Abercromby of Birkenbog, 1st Baronet (c. 1603 – December 1684) was a Scottish politician.
He was the oldest son of Alexander Abercromby of Birkenbog and his wife Elizabeth Bethune, daughter of David Bethune. [1] On 20 February 1636, he was created a Baronet, of Birkenbog, in the County of Banff. [2] Abercromby entered the Parliament of Scotland in 1640, sitting for Banffshire until the following year. [3] He represented the constituency also in 1643 and after a break of three years, he was returned for it in 1646, a seat he held for the next two years. [3] In 1661, he was again successful for Banffshire until 1663. [3] Abercromby was a Covenanter and in 1645 took part at the Battle of Auldearn under command of John Hurry. [4]
He married firstly Jane Urquhart, daughter of Sir Thomas Urquhart, and had by her a son and three daughters. [5] After her death, Abercromby remarried Jane Sutherland. [5] On 22 August 1668 he married thirdly Elizabeth Baird, daughter of Sir James Baird. [5] Abercromby had another daughter by his second wife and three sons and a daughter by his third wife. [5] He was succeeded in the baronetcy by his second and oldest surviving son James. [4] His third son Alexander was also a Member of Parliament and ancestor of the Barons Abercromby. [6]
References
- ^ Collins, Arthur (1812). Sir Egerton Brydges (ed.). Collin's Peerage of England. Vol. IX. London: T. Bensley. p. 151.
- ^ Lodge, Edmund (1859). The Peerage and Baronetage of the British Empire (28th ed.). London: Hurst and Blackett. p. 591.
- ^ a b c Foster, Joseph. Members of Parliament, Scotland, including the Minor Barons, the Commissioners for the Shire. BiblioBazaar Llc. p. 1. ISBN 1-113-82016-0.
- ^ a b Burke, John (1832). A Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Peerage and Baronetage of the British Empire. Vol. I (4th ed.). London: Henry Colburn and Richard Bentley. p. 5.
- ^ a b c d Burke, John (2001). Peter de Vere Beauclerk-Dewar (ed.). Burke's Landed Gentry of Great Britain. Burke's Peerage and Gentry. p. 1. ISBN 0-9711966-0-5.
- ^ "ThePeerage – Sir Alexander Abercromby of Birkenbog, 1st Bt". Retrieved 11 February 2009.
- 1610s births
- 1684 deaths
- Nobility from Aberdeenshire
- 17th-century Scottish military personnel
- Baronets in the Baronetage of Nova Scotia
- Shire Commissioners to the Parliament of Scotland
- Banffshire
- Covenanters
- Scottish soldiers
- Scottish knights
- Members of the Parliament of Scotland 1639–1641
- Members of the Convention of the Estates of Scotland 1643–44
- Members of the Parliament of Scotland 1644–1647
- Members of the Parliament of Scotland 1648–1651
- Members of the Parliament of Scotland 1661–1663
- Abercromby family