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'Abercrombie', (1734-1801), 1830. Sir Ralph Abercromby (1734-1801) Scottish soldier and politician, educated at Rugby school and Edinburgh University. Served as MP for Clackmannanshire. Lieutenant-general in the British Army, Governor of Trinidad, Commander-in-Chief, Ireland, noted for services during the French Revolutionary Wars. From "Biographical Illustrations", by Alfred Howard. [Thomas Tegg, R. Griffin and Co., J. Cumming, London, Glasgow and Dublin, 1830]