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Ralph Abercromby

1734 - 1801

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Lieutenant-General Sir Ralph Abercromby, (7 October 1734 – 28 March 1801) was a Scottish soldier and politician. He rose to the rank of lieutenant-general in the British Army, was appointed Governor of Trinidad, served as Commander-in-Chief, Ireland, and was noted for his services during the French Revolutionary Wars, ultimately in the Egyptian campaign. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Ralph Abercromby has received more than 271,254 page views. His biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 21 in 2019). Ralph Abercromby is the 11,850th most popular politician (down from 11,570th in 2019), the 2,504th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 2,602nd in 2019) and the 369th most popular British Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Ralph Abercromby ranks 11,850 out of 19,576Before him are Ariarathes X of Cappadocia, Edmund Muskie, Eremburga of Maine, Appius Claudius Pulcher, Renseneb, and James Douglas, Lord of Douglas. After him are Helena of Denmark, Kevin Rudd, Gerolf of Holland, Æthelheard of Wessex, Teleclus, and Óscar R. Benavides.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1734, Ralph Abercromby ranks 26Before him are Daniel Boone, Anton Janša, Nikolai Vasilyeich Repnin, Nicolaas Laurens Burman, Duchess Maria Anna Josepha of Bavaria, and Francisco Bayeu y Subías. After him are Giuseppe Piermarini, Robert Morris, Peter Perez Burdett, Nizam Ali Khan, Asaf Jah II, and Thomas McKean. Among people deceased in 1801, Ralph Abercromby ranks 26Before him are Nikolai Vasilyeich Repnin, Ignacy Krasicki, Franz Moritz von Lacy, Johann Gottlieb Naumann, Daniel Chodowiecki, and Antoine de Rivarol. After him are Princess Charlotte Amalie of Hesse-Philippsthal, Félix María de Samaniego, Jovan Rajić, Johann Gottfried Köhler, Frederick Muhlenberg, and Sir George Staunton, 1st Baronet.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Ralph Abercromby ranks 2,504 out of 8,785Before him are Edward Coke (1552), Ian Bannen (1928), Andy Murray (1987), Laurence Doherty (1875), Hugh Bonneville (1963), and James Douglas, Lord of Douglas (1286). After him are Joanne Whalley (1961), W. Ross Ashby (1903), Æthelheard of Wessex (750), Carl Cox (1962), Peter Atkins (1940), and Guy Burgess (1911).

Among POLITICIANS In United Kingdom

Among politicians born in United Kingdom, Ralph Abercromby ranks 369Before him are Ian Khama (1953), Charles James Fox (1749), Prince Maurice of Battenberg (1891), Edward Herbert, 1st Baron Herbert of Cherbury (1583), William, Count of Schaumburg-Lippe (1724), and James Douglas, Lord of Douglas (1286). After him are Æthelheard of Wessex (750), Tony Abbott (1957), John Campbell, 9th Duke of Argyll (1845), James Bryce, 1st Viscount Bryce (1838), Blanche of England (1392), and Æthelfrith (600).