James Sandilands, 2nd Lord Abercrombie (1645–1681), a member of the

Parliament of Scotland The Parliament of Scotland ( sco, Pairlament o Scotland; gd, Pàrlamaid na h-Alba) was the legislature of the Kingdom of Scotland from the 13th century until 1707. The parliament evolved during the early 13th century from the king's council o ...

, was the son of

James Sandilands, 1st Lord Abercrombie James Sandilands, 1st Lord Abercrombie (bef. 1627 – aft. 1667) was a Scottish nobleman, the son of Sir James Sandilands and Agnes Carnegie, daughter of David Carnegie, 1st Earl of Southesk. He married Jean Lichtoun after 1643 and had two childr ...

and Jean Lichtoun. His father's wasteful spending had resulted in the alienation of the family lands in

Fife Fife (, ; gd, Fìobha, ; sco, Fife) is a council area, historic county, registration county and lieutenancy area of Scotland. It is situated between the Firth of Tay and the Firth of Forth, with inland boundaries with Perth and Kinross (i ...

in 1649, and Abercrombie seems to have spent most of his life in poverty. He died unmarried in

Kinneff Kinneff is a roadside hamlet in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, just north of Inverbervie.Kinneff.
lordship of parliament A Lord of Parliament ( sco, Laird o Pairlament) was the holder of the lowest form of peerage, entitled as of right to take part in sessions of the pre-Union Parliament of Scotland. Since that Union in 1707, it has been the lowest rank of the ...

became extinct.

References

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1645 births 1681 deaths Lords of Parliament (pre-1707) People associated with Aberdeenshire 17th-century Scottish politicians {{Scotland-politician-stub