George Arbuthnot (civil servant)
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| Born | 20 November 1802 Norbiton, Surrey |
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| Died | 28 July 1865 |
| Occupation | Auditor of the civil list |
| Spouse | (1) Augusta Papendick (2) Louisa Anne Jones |
| Children | General Henry Thomas Arbuthnot |
| Parents | Son of General Sir Robert Arbuthnot, KCB |
| Website | Family tree. |
- For other people by the same name, see George Arbuthnot.
George Arbuthnot (20 November 1802, Norbiton, Surrey - 28 July 1865) was a distinguished member of the permanant British civil service.
Arbuthnot served in the Treasury, and later was private secretary to Sir Robert Peel and subsequently to Sir Charles Wood, later Viscount Halifax. He was son of Lt-General Sir Robert Arbuthnot, KCB. He was appointed by Lord Liverpool a junior clerk in the Treasury 18 July 1820 and served with that department until his death. He was then holding the appointment of auditor of the civil list and was also secretary to the ecclesiastical commissioners. He was twice offered the appointment of financial member of the council of the governor-general of India, first on the death of Mr James Wilson, PC in 1860 and then on the retirement of Sir Charles Trevelyan in 1865, but was obliged to turn down the offer on health grounds on both occasions. He was married (1829) to Augusta Papendick (died 1853) and then (1857) to Louisa Anne Jones (daughter of Lt-General Sir Richard Jones, KCB). George Arbuthnot was father of General Henry Thomas Arbuthnot.
[edit] References
- Arbuthnot, Mrs P S-M (1920). Memories of the Arbuthnots. Aberdeen: George Allen & Unwin.
- Dictionary of National Biography. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
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