Baron Dunfermline, of

Dunfermline Dunfermline (; sco, Dunfaurlin, gd, Dùn Phàrlain) is a city, parish and former Royal Burgh, in Fife, Scotland, on high ground from the northern shore of the Firth of Forth. The city currently has an estimated population of 58,508. Accord ...

in the

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, was a title in the

Peerage of the United Kingdom The Peerage of the United Kingdom is one of the five Peerages in the United Kingdom. It comprises most peerages created in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland after the Acts of Union 1800, Acts of Union in 1801, when it replaced the ...

. It was created on 7 June 1839 for the Whig politician and former

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, James Abercromby. He was the third son of

Sir Ralph Abercromby Lieutenant General Sir Ralph Abercromby (7 October 173428 March 1801) was a British soldier and politician. He rose to the rank of lieutenant-general in the British Army, was appointed Governor of Trinidad, served as Commander-in-Chief, Ire ...

and Mary Anne Abercromby, 1st Baroness Abercromby (see

Baron Abercromby Baron Abercromby of Aboukir was a title in the peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created on 28 May 1801 for Mary, Lady Abercromby, in honour of her husband, the noted military commander Lieutenant-General Sir Ralph Abercromby, who won the ...

for earlier history of the family). The title became extinct on the death of his son, the second Baron, in 1868.

Barons Dunfermline (1839)

James Abercromby, 1st Baron Dunfermline James Abercromby, 1st Baron Dunfermline FRSE (7 November 177617 April 1858), was a British barrister and Whig politician. He served as Speaker of the House of Commons between 1835 and 1839. Background and education Abercromby was the third ...

(1776–1858) *

Ralph Abercromby, 2nd Baron Dunfermline Ralph Abercromby, 2nd Baron Dunfermline (6 April 1803 – 2 July 1868) was a Scottish nobleman and diplomat, styled The Honourable from 1839 to 1858. Life Ralph Abercromby was the son and heir of James Abercromby, a barrister and Whig politic ...

(1803–1868)

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Dunfermline Extinct baronies in the Peerage of the United Kingdom Noble titles created in 1839 Noble titles created for UK MPs Abercromby family

Barons Dunfermline (1839)

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