James Abercromby or Abercrombie may refer to: Sir James Abercrombie, 1st Baronet (c. 1680–1724), British Army officer and politician Sir James Abercromby, 2nd Baronet (c. 1670–1734), Scottish MP for Banffshire James Abercrombie (British Army officer, born 1706) (1706–1781), British general James Abercrombie (British Army officer, born 1732) (1732–1775), British colonel James Abercromby, 1st Baron Dunfermline (1776–1858), British politician James Abercrombie (congressman) (1792–1861), US Representative from Alabama James Abercrombie (inventor) (1891_1975), American inventor James Abercrombie (priest) (1758–1841), American Episcopal priest See also Jim Abercrombie (1880–1948), Australian rugby league footballer Abercrombie (surname)