Baron Dunfermline
Baron Dunfermline, of Dunfermline in the County of Fife, was a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom.[1] It was created on 7 June 1839 for the Whig politician and former Speaker of the House of Commons, the Honourable James Abercromby. He was the third son of Sir Ralph Abercromby and Mary Anne Abercromby, 1st Baroness Abercromby (see Baron Abercromby 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 (1776–1858)
- Ralph Abercromby, 2nd Baron Dunfermline (1803–1868)
See also[]
References[]
- ^ "No. 19737". The London Gazette. 23 May 1839. p. 1072.
- Leigh Rayment's Peerage Pages [self-published source][better source needed]
Categories:
- Extinct baronies in the Peerage of the United Kingdom
- Noble titles created in 1839
- Noble titles created for UK MPs
- Abercromby family
- Peerages created for the Speaker of the House of Commons