The Lord Dunfermline | |
---|---|
![]() | |
Speaker of the House of Commons of the United Kingdom | |
In office 19 February 1835 – 27 May 1839 | |
Monarchs | William IV Victoria |
Prime Minister | Robert Peel William Lamb |
Preceded by | Charles Manners-Sutton |
Succeeded by | Charles Shaw-Lefevre |
Judge Advocate General | |
In office 12 May 1827 – 21 January 1828 | |
Monarch | George IV |
Prime Minister | George Canning The Viscount Goderich |
Preceded by | Sir John Beckett, Bt |
Succeeded by | Sir John Beckett, Bt |
Lord Chief Baron of the Court of Exchequer in Scotland | |
In office 1830–1832 | |
Monarch | William IV |
Preceded by | Sir Samuel Shepherd |
Succeeded by | Office abolished |
Master of the Mint | |
In office 13 June 1834 – 14 November 1834 | |
Monarch | William IV |
Prime Minister | The Viscount Melbourne |
Preceded by | The Lord Auckland |
Succeeded by | Alexander Baring |
Personal details | |
Born | 7 November 1776 |
Died | 17 April 1858 Colinton House, Midlothian | (aged 81)
Nationality | British |
Political party | Whig |
Spouse(s) | Mary Anne Leigh (d. 1874) |
James Abercromby, 1st Baron Dunfermline FRSE PC (7 November 1776 – 17 April 1858), was a British barrister and Whig politician. He served as Speaker of the House of Commons between 1835 and 1839, the first Scottish MP to hold that position.