The Creevey Papers
Thomas Creevey to Elizabeth Ord, 13 June 1834
“ 13th.
“. . . Your nephew, young William Ord, dares not vacate his seat as M.P. for a seat at
the Treasury Board. The young gambler Byng
is to have it. Ld. Conyingham Post Master!
Abercromby has the Mint, without a
salary, and a seat in the Cabinet. What accessions to the Government!”
James Abercromby, first baron Dunfermline (1776-1858)
The son of Lt.-Gen Sir Ralph Abercromby; he was MP for Midhurst (1807), Calne (1812-30)
and Edinburgh (1832), judge-advocate general (1827) and speaker of the House of Commons
(1835-39); he was raised to the peerage in 1839.
George Stevens Byng (1806-1886)
Son of the first earl (d. 1860); after military service he was MP for Milbourne Port
(1830-32), Chatham (1834, 1837-52), and Poole (1835-37); he held several offices.
William Ord (1781-1855)
Of Whitfield Hall, Northumberland; he was educated at Trinity College, Cambridge and was
MP for Morpeth (1802-32) and Newcastle-upon-Tyne (1835-52).
