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Sir George Abercromby, 8th Baronet

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Quarterly, 1st and 4th, Argent a Chevron Gules between three Boars' Heads erased Azure langued of the second; 2nd and 3rd grand-quarters: 1st and 4th, Argent a Lion passant guardant Gules crowned with an Imperial Crown proper; 2nd and 3rd, Argent three Popinjays Vert beaked and membered
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Abercromby married on 17 January 1935, Eleanor, only daughter of Sir Arthur Robert Anderson. The couple had no children and when Abercromby died in 1964, he was succeeded as baronet by his younger brother Robert.
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descend from Humphrey Abercromby of Pitmedden (died circa 1457) and the title was created in the
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Debrett's Peerage, Baronetage, Knightage and Companionage, 1920. London: Dean and Son, 1920.
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above the crest: Petit alta (He seeks the heights) and below the shield: Mercie is my desire
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for many years and was sometime its convener. In 1946, he succeeded James Archibald as
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for Banffshire in 1928 and subsequently was appointed Vice Lieutenant. He sat in the
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in 1906. Three years later, he was promoted to lieutenant in the 6th Battalion
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Dod's Peerage, Baronetage and Knightage of Great Britain and Ireland for 1915
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on 20 February 1636. Abercromby was born in 1886, the elder son of Sir
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and was mentioned in despatches. In 1917, he was decorated with the
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Burke's Peerage and Baronetage, 1999. London: Burke, 1999.
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Burke's Peerage and Baronetage, 1959. London: Burke, 1959.
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Abercromby was commissioned as 2nd lieutenant into the
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Sir George William Abercromby of Birkenbog, 8th Baronet
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G.E.C. The Complete Peerage. Gloucester: Sutton, 1986.
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Index

DSO
baronet
Lord Lieutenant of Banffshire
Abercromby baronets
Baronetage of Nova Scotia
Robert Abercromby
Francis Baring, 2nd Earl of Northbrook
Eton College
Turriff
Forglen House
Scots Guards
Gordon Highlanders
aide-de-camp
Sir Neville Lyttelton
Commander-in-Chief of Ireland
First World War
Distinguished Service Order
Deputy Lieutenant
Banff County Council
Lord Lieutenant



Charles Roger Dod
Dod's Peerage, Baronetage and Knightage of Great Britain and Ireland for 1915
Forglen Lodge
James Archibald
Lord Lieutenant of Banffshire
Thomas Robert Gordon-Duff
Baronetage of Nova Scotia

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