John Arbuthnott, 8th Viscount of Arbuthnott

John Arbuthnott, 8th Viscount of Arbuthnott
DL FRSE
John Arbuthnott, 8th Viscount of Arbuthnott DL FRSE
	Coat of Arms of the Viscounts of Arbuthnott
Rector of King's College, Aberdeen
	In office; 1827–1837
Lord Lieutenant of Kincardineshire
	In office; 1805–1847
Preceded by	Anthony Keith-Falconer, 5th Earl of Kintore
Succeeded by	Sir Thomas Burnett, 8th Baronet
Personal details
Born	16 January 1778
Died	10 January 1860 (aged 81); Bruges, Belgium
Children	John Arbuthnott, 9th Viscount of Arbuthnott
Parent	John Arbuthnott, 7th Viscount of Arbuthnott (father);
Military service
Rank	Captain
Unit	7th Dragoon Guards (Princess Royal's); 52nd Regiment of Foot;

John Arbuthnott, 8th Viscount of Arbuthnott DL FRSE (16 January 1778 – 10 January 1860) was a Scottish peer and soldier. Known as "the rich Lord" he built the bridge in front of Arbuthnott House, Kincardineshire. He was the first member of the family who consistently spelled his name "Arbuthnott" rather than "Arbuthnot".

Life

He was the son of the 7th Viscount Arbuthnott and Isabella Graham.

He served in the 7th Dragoon Guards (Princess Royal's) and the 52nd Regiment of Foot, reaching the rank of Captain. On 27 February 1800, he succeeded to his father's titles. Arbuthnot was Lord Lieutenant of Kincardineshire from 1805 to 1847, and Lord Rector of King's College, Aberdeen from 1827 to 1837.^[1]

He had long service in the House of Lords as a Scottish representative peer between 1818 and 1820, and between 1821 and 1847. He fell from a horse in 1829 and suffered a severe head injury. As a consequence in 1848 he was prosecuted for fraud, forgery and uttering and, although the family paid his debts, the Viscount left Scotland, never to return; his heir ran the estate from 1850. He is thought to have died in Bruges.

Positions held

Lord Lieutenant of Kincardineshire (1805–1847)
Rector of King's College, Aberdeen (1827–1835)^[2]

Publications

On The Potato Disease, Crop 1845 (an account of the beginnings of the Highland Potato Famine)

Family

On 25 June 1805, he married Margaret Ogilvy, daughter of Walter Ogilvy, 8th Earl of Airlie. They had six sons, and seven daughters:

John Arbuthnott, 9th Viscount of Arbuthnott (4 Jun 1806 – 26 May 1891)
Hon. Jane Ogilvy (9 Aug 1807 - 22 Oct 1900) married Capt. James Cheape. They had no known issue.
Hon. Walter (21 Nov 1808 – 5 Jan 1891) married Anna Maria Ottley. They had a son, the future Walter Charles Warner Arbuthnott, 13th Viscount of Arbuthnott, and Kathleen Georgina.
Hon. Margaret (6 Feb 1810 – 4 March 1845) married William James Lumsden. They had known issue.
Hon. Isabella Mary (5 June 1811 - 13 July 1828^[3])
Lieutenant-Colonel Hon. Hugh (13 Aug 1812 – 5 Feb 1866) married Susannah Morrison Campbell. They had two sons.
Hon. Anne Charlotte (17 Nov 1813 - 14 May 1914^[3])
Hon. Helen (10 Apr 1815 – 23 Apr 1840). She married Frederick Lewis Scrymgeour-Wedderburn, grandson of Captain Hon. Frederick Lewis Maitland. They had one son.
Hon. Louisa Charlotte (19 Apr 1817 - 21 Sep 1831^[3])
Hon. Clementina Maria (17 Aug 1818 - 23 Oct 1857^[3]). She married William Rose Campbell. They had no known issue.
Hon. David CSI (13 Apr 1820 – 27 Jul 1901) married Elizabeth Reynolds, daughter of Dr. Thomas Forbes Reynolds. They had four sons and three daughters together. He also had three other sons before their marriage.
Lt-Col. Hon. William Arbuthnott^[3] (18 Oct 1821 - 13 Dec 1902) married Barbara Elrington (1822-1904).
Major Hon. Charles James Donald Arbuthnott^[3] (21 Mar 1823 - 26 Jan 1903) married 1st 1852 Carter Caroline (1814-1890), and 2nd in 1891 Annie Maria Wild (1861-1937).

References

^ G.E. Cokayne; with Vicary Gibbs, H.A. Doubleday, Geoffrey H. White, Duncan Warrand and Lord Howard de Walden, editors, The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct or Dormant, new ed., 13 volumes in 14 (1910–1959; reprint in 6 volumes, Gloucester, U.K.: Alan Sutton Publishing, 2000), volume I, page 185. Cited at Lundy, Darryl. "A genealogical survey of the peerage of Britain as well as the royal families of Europe – Person Page 1662". The Peerage.^{[unreliable source]}
^ C D Waterston; A Macmillan Shearer (July 2006). Former Fellows of The Royal Society of Edinburgh, 1783–2002: Part 1 (A–J) (PDF). Royal Society of Edinburgh. ISBN 090219884X. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 January 2013. Retrieved 18 September 2015.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "Landed families of Britain and Ireland: (160) Arbuthnott of Arbuthnott, Viscounts of Arbuthnott". 14 March 2015.

Bibliography

Mrs P S-M Arbuthnot (1920). Memories of the Arbuthnots. George Allen & Unwin Ltd.
Bing, Hon Mrs Christy (1999). The Lairds of Arbuthnott. Agnate Press. ISBN 0-9535923-0-8.

External links

Arbuthnot family tree^[usurped]

Academic offices
Unknown	Rector of King's College, Aberdeen 1827–1837	Unknown
Honorary titles
Preceded by The Earl of Kintore	Lord Lieutenant of Kincardineshire 1805–1847	Succeeded by Sir Thomas Burnett, Bt.
Peerage of Scotland
Preceded by John Arbuthnot	Viscount of Arbuthnott 1800–1860	Succeeded by John Arbuthnott

[1] G.E. Cokayne; with Vicary Gibbs, H.A. Doubleday, Geoffrey H. White, Duncan Warrand and Lord Howard de Walden, editors, The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct or Dormant, new ed., 13 volumes in 14 (1910–1959; reprint in 6 volumes, Gloucester, U.K.: Alan Sutton Publishing, 2000), volume I, page 185. Cited at Lundy, Darryl. "A genealogical survey of the peerage of Britain as well as the royal families of Europe – Person Page 1662". The Peerage.^{[unreliable source]}

[2] C D Waterston; A Macmillan Shearer (July 2006). Former Fellows of The Royal Society of Edinburgh, 1783–2002: Part 1 (A–J) (PDF). Royal Society of Edinburgh. ISBN 090219884X. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 January 2013. Retrieved 18 September 2015.

[landedfamilies-arbuthnott-viscounts-3] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "Landed families of Britain and Ireland: (160) Arbuthnott of Arbuthnott, Viscounts of Arbuthnott". 14 March 2015.

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v t e Arbuthnot family
Generals	Sir Charles George Arbuthnot, GCB Charles George James Arbuthnot Sir Dalrymple Arbuthnot, 5th Baronet Sir Hugh Arbuthnot Keith Arbuthnott, 15th Viscount of Arbuthnott Sir Robert Arbuthnot, KCB Sir Thomas Arbuthnot, KCB
Admirals	Sir Alexander Dundas Young Arbuthnott Charles Ramsay Arbuthnot Sir Geoffrey Arbuthnot Mariot Arbuthnot Sir Robert Arbuthnot, 4th Bt
Politicians	Alexander Arbuthnot Charles Arbuthnot Charles George James Arbuthnot George Arbuthnot Gerald Archibald Arbuthnot Sir Hugh Arbuthnot James Arbuthnot, Baron Arbuthnot of Edrom Sir John Arbuthnot, 1st Bt John Arbuthnot (mayor) Sir William Arbuthnot, 1st Bt William Reierson Arbuthnot
Diplomats	Charles Arbuthnot Hugh James Arbuthnott
Ecclesiastics	Alexander Arbuthnot Alexander Arbuthnot Charles Arbuthnot
Bankers, civil servants and traders	Alexander Arbuthnot Alexander George Arbuthnot Sir Alexander John Arbuthnot, KCSI C. M. Arbuthnot George Arbuthnot Sir George Gough Arbuthnot Robert Arbuthnot
Academics and educators	Sir John Arbuthnott May Hill Arbuthnot
Artists, printers and musicians	Alexander Arbuthnot
Writers and poets	Alexander Arbuthnot Sir Alexander John Arbuthnot, KCSI Forster Fitzgerald Arbuthnot Harriet Arbuthnot Dr John Arbuthnot
Viscounts	Robert Arbuthnott, 1st Viscount of Arbuthnott John Arbuthnott, 8th Viscount of Arbuthnott John Arbuthnott, 9th Viscount of Arbuthnott John Arbuthnott, 10th Viscount of Arbuthnott John Arbuthnott, 14th Viscount of Arbuthnott Keith Arbuthnott, 15th Viscount of Arbuthnott John Arbuthnott, 16th Viscount of Arbuthnott
Sportsmen	Eric Arbuthnot Lionel Gough Arbuthnot Reginald Arbuthnot Betty Carnegy-Arbuthnott

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