Background
The son of George Abercromby, 2nd Baron Abercromby and Honorary
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George Campbell
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Career
He was commissioned into the 51st Foot. In 1817 he purchased a lieutenancy in the 3rd Foot Guards and in 1818 exchanged into the 3rd Dragoon Guards as a cornet. In 1821 he purchased a lieutenantcy in the regiment and in 1822 he purchased a captaincy in the 12th Light Dragoons.
By 1828 he was back in the 3rd Dragoon Guards as a major and in that year he purchased an unattached infantry Lieutenant-colonelcy.
By 1842 he was a colonel and in that year he exchanged into the Coldstream Guards as a lieutenant-colonel. On the death of his father on 15 February 1843 he succeeded to the title of 3rd Baron Abercromby.
He was Lord Lieutenant of Clackmannanshire, 1840-1852. On his death, he was buried at Tullibody.
Honorary Montague Abercromby (1835–1931), married George Boyle, 6th Earl of Glasgow (1856)
George Ralph Campbell Abercromby, 4th Baron Abercromby (1838–1917)
John Abercromby, 5th Baron Abercromby (1841–1924)
Lieutenant
Honorary Ralph Abercromby (1842–1897).
Membership
7th United Kingdom Parliament. 9th United Kingdom Parliament. 13th United Kingdom Parliament.
14th United Kingdom Parliament]
He was a Whig Member of Parliament for Clackmannanshire, 1824-1826 and 1830–1831.
Foreign Stirlingshire, 1838–1841. And for Clackmannanshire and Kinross-shire, 1841-1842.
